Beautiful Film

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2010)

I am going to start off by stating that this film is simply beautiful, the camera work is stunning. There is no flashy or expensive camera or special effects used, or when they are they are subtle. This ads to its brilliance. I am not a big horror movie fan, and I say now I haven't watched many at all. I watched this movie in my Film Studies lesson and was terrified yet constantly fixed on the movie. I felt I was drawn in and challenged to find the outcome of the story and found out my predictions were not always correct.
However, I found that you are more likely to enjoy the film if you believe in ghosts and the afterlife. If you are sceptic it might not be great for you as you need to go along with the fantasy of the movie.
I really liked the movie surprisingly and was totally freaked out from beginning to end by its low lighting and eerie sounds and camera work that created the tension in the audience and what made everyone jump.
Also, wasn't the social worker woman scary, with her thick glasses :)