Surprisingly good

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 2008)

Having read the plot of this movie i wasn't expecting a whole lot. Family moves in to big scary house and strange and terrifying things begin to happen. The fact is that it's been done and I haven't been especially impressed since The Shining. However, the movie propelled itself passed my expectations. It wasn't so much that it was particularly frightening in the traditional sense, granted it had its moments, but the thing that got me was the use of innocent things like a child's imaginary friends or games that became corrupt and sinister. The best part of this movie may have been the ending, for me it was truly unexpected.
Overall a very well done, traditional, horror film in a time when I see very few.