Upon the birth of his little sister, a young sociopath starts to exhibit very dark behaviour.
Despite having loving parents, he feels that he could not possibly be loved.
Though, he's extremely intelligent for his age, and quickly learns how to manipulate different people in different ways.
He starts by poisoning his baby sister, so that she cries incessantly.
Which drives his mother into post partum depression.
Next, he messes with her medication, until she loses her mind...and is institutionalized.
Then he kills his dog and all of his classes animals.
Before murdering his grandmother, by pushing her down a flight of stairs.
And framing his father for abuse.
He manages this in ways that enable him to get off as a result of plausible deniability.
Seemingly to force his uncle into taking him in, as he is the only one who ever gave him the attention he desired.
Having never been punished for anything he does, one is left to imagine how this behaviour will only be left to escalate in the future.
It's not your typical horror film, but it does have an unsettling quality to it.
Though it is kind of bland.
It's meant to disturb you in a more psychological sense, rather than shock you in a gruesome one.
But it's not exactly the most entertaining film.
Though I guess it does what it sets out to do.
Just like Joshua.
4 out of 10.
