Definitely Something New for a Change, but Still a Let-down

Rating: 5/10 (28 January 2013)

Personally, I am a big naysayer of stereotypical American horror flicks. I usually hate them for being all the same with no plots, stereotypical characters, tying to appeal with visual gore or startling the audience off-guard.
That said, this movie was definitely something new that had to offer more than a typical horror flick. The movie expressly acknowledges the stereotypes of horror flicks, and there are few times in the movie that were genuinely interesting/intimidating/entertaining.
However, being something new does not make a movie a great one. The plot still felt shallow with many elements that gave me the impression that they were just simply made up on the fly and put together and characters that one simply could not sympathize with.
Overall, it did succeed to differentiate from the usual horror flick, but it left too much to be desired.