Stephanie

I don't remember if there were any jump scares in "Stephanie," because it had me always ready to jump, and that might be the best thing I could say about a horror movie these days.

This is the sort of horror movie that could only be made with excellence today. It's low budget, but looks great. It takes place primarily in one house, but doesn't become dull. Instead of special effects, It depends on atmosphere and its actors' performances. In the few places where there are special effects, they don't invite doubt.

I commend the actors, especially child actor Shree Crooks, who hits it out of the park. Was it possible before now to get child-actor performance this strong in a low budget horror movie? Crooks is in every scene and never slips.

My only caveat: the first part might not appeal to some viewers, but if they spend the time looking carefully, they'll see that things are even more amiss than they seem. And if they stay with it, they'll be happy anyway.

An excellent largely ignored film. They used to call these sleepers.

First off, the little girl is absolutely incredible and believable in this. I was not aware a child could be such a great actor! Holy smokes! Torv (oh, how I miss Fringe) was great and so was Grillo. The movie starts off with some nerve wracking moments when Stephanie is alone and having to fend for herself. The pace picks up when Mom & Dad return home. Yes, I would have loved more backstory, but otherwise it kept my attention and I enjoyed the suspense. I would watch again.

Not a lot of reviews for this movie and almost nothing else than bad ones. I thought it wasn't a bad movie. I saw way worse movies in that same genre. I didn't read anything about this movie before watching it so to me it was all a surprise. In the beginning you wonder what is happening and it's a good thing not to read anything about it, it would just spoil the story. It's not major horror but there are some suspense moments, or at least intriguing moments. The little girl Stephanie is played by the young Shree Crooks. She did a good job aspecially considering her age. There are only two other major characters and they were not bad either. Maybe a bit more explanation in the end, that would have been welcome, but rating this movie the lowest possible is just ridiculous. I was searching for entertainment and that was exactly what I got.

If you like horror, you will probably like this movie. I almost skipped it because the review site I looked at gave it a 4...its definitely better than that. Is it going to win an Oscar? No...But is it entertaining? Yes. The little girl did a great job, she has a bright future in acting. A couple of parts are kind of brutal, but hey, it is a horror movie. If in the mood for something different give it a chance, I was pleasantly surprised.

I've seen countless horror films so it can be hard to find one that is still unpredictable and scares. This one didn't disappoint as only a few of my predictions were accurate. I won't say anymore as I don't want to give anything away, other than the acting, especially from Shree Cook (Stephanie), is superb.