Clichéd, unoriginal horror movie without any horror

Rating: 3/10 (8 August 2013)

I am a fan of Insidious and with a score of 8 on IMDb I'd got modest hopes for this film even if the title seemed a little lame.
The film opens up with an interview of two of the characters that helps to set the scene as being based on a True Story. This so called authenticity is somehow meant to make the events more shocking, and perhaps it does, it was something Amityville Horror used with great success. However it is no substitute for a good story and that's wear the film falls down.
From the opening scene where the family arrive at their new secluded home were we're given a clue as to how clichéd the movie is going to be:
Husband: "do you hear that?" Wife: "what there's no sound" (or words to that effect) Husband: "exactly"
The dialogue is hokey at best and often cringe-worthy. The storyline is linear and obvious (no clever twists), almost to the point where you think it can't be that obvious but it is. But the biggest flaw is the lack of tension; it's not creepy, scary, shocking or gory, at least one of which is needed for a horror movie. Total failure as a in that regard so I gave it 3/10.