Sometimes the unseen is better left unseen.

Rating: 5/10 (21 December 2014)

My husband and I had high hopes for "The Babadook." It seemed like a good horror movie without the Hollywood bloat. It didn't have the typical all good-looking, young cast. This made the movie much more relatable and enjoyable. In order to not give away any spoilers, let's just say we were not impressed with the sudden CGI that came out of nowhere and ruined our image of the Babadook. Sometimes the unseen is better left unseen. Definitely in this case. The sounds were scary enough! Also, we're not fans of movies that leave their endings open for interpretation. We want to see their story; not make up one. Or maybe I just didn't get it!
On a better note, the main character was a great actress. And although we felt nothing but annoyance for the boy throughout the beginning-- which I assume was the director's intention--he grew on us.
This would have been a great horror movie--almost up there with "Sinister"--if they hadn't ruined it with unnecessary computer imagery. Then it just became laughable. I could even maybe accept the ending this time around if I wasn't already so turned off by the CGI.