The 5th Kind

The 5th Kind is a low-budget, found-footage style Scifi / Horror flick. The movie consists of the actors in the forest and actors interviewing/being interviewed.

The actors in the forest are pretty good -- the acting was believable and there was definitely charisma between the actors. The interview sessions were grating to say the least -- the main interviewer was overacting and his delivery was quite annoying, and the tone of the interviews didn't really match up to the dialogue.

The visual and auditory effects throughout the movie were well done, though the camera cut away far too quickly for my tastes. The actors reacted to the visual and auditory effects in a believable manner as well.

What hurts this movie is its pacing. There are exhilarating parts, but instead of growing on those and continuing to build the suspense and dread, the movie instead cuts away to another scene, be it an interview, or the following day. The movie doesn't capitalize on the suspense that it generates.

This movie doesn't live up to its 7-star rating on IMDB, but at 72 minutes long, it goes by quickly, and it's definitely worth a watch.