Don't let the movie's somewhat silly title discourage you from watching "The Babadook". If you like a proper horror movie that is driven by an interesting storyline and good acting then "The Babadook" should be on your list to watch. It doesn't, however, unlike many other horror movies, rely on shocks and to make you jump in your seat tactics. And that is what makes this horror movie stand out.
The story is about widowed Amelia and her son Samuel who are trying to cope with the tragic loss of husband and father. When introduced to a children's storybook titled Mister Babadook, Samuel starts acting strange and claiming that the babadook is around him. Slowly as unexplainable things start to occur, Amelia realize that they are indeed not alone.
While "The Babadook" is not the ultimate scarefest, then it is definitely a horror movie that you should take the time to watch, because director Jennifer Kent really managed to build up suspense slowly throughout the course of the movie. But a lot of credit goes to Essie Davis (playing Amelia) and Noah Wiseman (playing Samuel) because their acting performances were just amazing.
One thing that I was missing more of in the movie was more scenes where we could have seen more of the mysterious babadook creature. Sure, having limited exposure for it adds to the suspense and mystery, but it would have been so much more entertaining if we had gotten more footage with the babadook.
"The Babadook" was a much needed addition to the horror genre. I was genuinely entertained and surprised with how good this movie actually was.
