As expected

Rating: 7/10 (2 August 2013)

Having seen far too many horror movies on the big screen, kind of kills it for me. Everything seems familiar; a house in the middle of nowhere, its dark past, forces beyond what we see and feel make their presence known to the new tenants with events escalating as the film progresses.
Even the fact that it is based on a true story did not have any impact. Many such reports of inexplicable incidents have occurred in various countries by people of varying educational backgrounds.
I would not however bring a film down due to genre predictability. This has been an effective experience, and it did made me jumpy on few occasions so those who do not consider cinema as their second home in the way I do should be warned: the ride is going to be bumpy, sometimes extremely.
Well made, convincing cast and effective gradual build up with not much tendency to hyperbole could create an argument that it is not one's typical horror film.
The fact that having seen lots of similar film on the big screen (the authentic film experience) created a sense of expectedness should not in any way denigrate this serious endeavour.