A touching horror film

Rating: 8/10 (27 January 2009)

Seeing the trailers for the film I was expecting this to be a run of the mill scream a minute film, but the end result far exceeded expectations. OK there were a couple of slow parts in the film, but these were quickly overshadowed by the positives. Having your child kidnapped by the supernatural is a scary premise for a film and it really adds that uneasy feel to the movie. There are some beautifully touching moments in this film, and the desperation of the mother to find her son when nobody believes the ghost of the children have taken them makes compelling viewing.
This is rounded off by a beautiful ending, a happy / tragic compromise that admittedly did make me shed a tear.
8/10