Stephanie

I genuinely enjoyed this movie. It was a bit different than I expected -- the reviews I read described scenes that are no longer in the film. Apparently the movie initially cut back and forth between Stephanie at home alone, and what was happening in the outside world. Limiting the story to the house and to Stephanie is a definite improvement. Heck, just watching little Stephanie preparing her meals in the adult-supervision-definitely-required kitchen was terrifying.

At least one review on here mentions unresolved plot lines that were most definitely covered, so I wonder if even the reviews here are spanning different versions.

Personally, I thought it was an enjoyable movie. Sure, the story has been told before, but it's a good story, told well. I thought things began to drag a bit once Stephanie's parents arrived and tried to bring things back to normal, but not so much that I lost interest in what was happening. I was particularly impressed by the acting of her mother (Anna Torv). Frank Grillo as the father struck me as rather wooden and one-note in his role, especially when it was time for his character to show some genuine pain and sorrow. And Shree Crooks was incredible -- particularly given that a goodly portion of this film is a one-kid show... just her, the stuffed toy turtle Francis and... well... ugh. You'll have to watch it to find out who else (or what else) might be keeping sweet little Stephanie company.

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.

Not gonna lie the beginning almost put me to sleep but the ending clears everything up and makes it so that the beginning was almost necessary.

I don't wanna give any details about the movie because it appears that the least you know the better the experience but I'll say to hang in there during the slow burner beginning but pay attention, when it picks up it really does a good job of tying things together while leaving room for a sequel of sorts.

I thought this was a great premise for a movie and it worked well because the acting and pace of the film was good. A good twist with a moral dilemma certainly kept it gripping all the way through. Definitely worth a viewing.

This one is a good movie! Of course we are talking about a horror movie...is not a masterpiece . But to be honest, the low ratings are not fair. Good acting, good story, suspense moments, twists and turns. I have seen very bad horror movies but this one is not one of them.