Watch Over Us

Watch Over Us is one of those heavily budget restricted movies that makes up for not showing anything at all using clever camera tricks, well orchestrated sound effects and lots and lots of atmosphere.

It tells the story of a father struggling to take care of his two daughters, he can't find work and it's eating him up inside. To make matters worse something is going bump in the night and the more he investigates the closer he gets to a dark family secret.

Again though it's a horror which doesn't show anything, literally! It makes up for it in other areas and actually managed to not only entertain but unnerve and that's something I very rarely experience.

Okay beyond that the movie is flawed, it leaves much unexplained and is considerably too short!

Regardless because of the delivery this is a watchable effort though I'd have liked to see another 30 minutes at least to flesh out the story and offer a suitable finale.

Impressive but flawed.

The Good:

Very atmospheric

Some fantastic ideas

Great cast

The Bad:

Leaves too much unexplained

Too short

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Faust is a concept not touched upon enough in modern cinema