Good movie even if you are fan or not to this genre.

Rating: 8/10 (19 July 2012)

The thing about this movie is that based on a good script and a fabulous performance by Belén Rueda we get an excellent combination of drama and thriller that really keep us into our seats during the whole movie. At the start this film expose the well intentioned behavior of a couple that wants to help kids with special conditions. With their son Simón (Roger Príncep) Laura (Belén Rueda) and Carlos (Fernando Cayo) are going to experience the consequences of living in a house that used to be an orphan that has a lot of memories. The things start to get complicated to the family when Simón meets some "imaginary" friends and the macabre games start. The waiting for the character of Carlos to really get involved into his family problem is overshadowed by the strong character of a mother that does not know what is real and is ready to do whatever it takes to find the truth about what is happening in her house and that becomes the most remarkable thing in this movie, and with a good direction of Bayona that never lets the film loses its intensity, although in some parts the sense that the movie is about to get stocked is inevitable Bayona makes the film keeps moving without making it hard to follow.
In the film are from imaginary friends to extravagant medium (extraordinary played by Geraldine Chaplin) so this movie becomes a good option for people who enjoy good doses of stress and suspense, mixed with great actors performances and a script that has nothing to envy to other films of the genre.