"The Babadook" - an interesting horror movie with pretty good acting

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2018)

Clearly, people who are giving this movie a 1-star review have no idea what makes a horror movie good.
At first sight, when you start watching this movie your first question will be:"Are these actors that bad or they are literally becoming some psychotic characters?". And yes, as you watch the movie you will figure it out how the actors and their characters are the same person. In the last couple of years the majority of actors featured in horror movies had their acting extremely mediocre, like all they wanted to do is simply say their lines and then go home. But is not the case in "The Babadook". When I first saw Samuel (Noah Wiseman) I really believed his acting was bad, but after a couple of scenes I realized how good his acting was as you truly believe there is something wrong with this boy or that he is simply mad.
True, the special effects aren't the best (some of them are quite pathetic if you ask me) however these are not stopping the movie from being a good one. There is a constant tense and fear in this movie, intensified by the soundtrack and common noises (doors opening, floor cracking and so on), but these sounds are the right ones at the right time.
When it comes to storyline, you can say it's a pretty original idea (as for me, I think I never heard of the word "Babadook"). There are a few moments in the story where you will find the mother's and boy's dialogues as being annoying, due to Samuel's hysterical screams, but this is an important part of his character.
Overall, I think "The Babadook" is an interesting and good movie and it reminds you of the classic horror movies of the '90s.