jeffronthi

This is a truly innovative little piece. When you look at the $40k budget and minimalistic approach, it is a wonder it turned out more beautiful and more frightening than horrors with much bigger budgets. These are the movies that will last, well into the future. Will certainly be remembered. This film ought to be taught to big Hollywood, not just aspiring independents.

The cast were phenomenal, the set/art was great. I didn't miss the budget one bit. The writing was terrific. The pace, timing, subtlety were all impeccable.

In summary, I enjoyed the film. Check it out.

Tried too hard in almost every way, from the overacting, to the "scare" sequences which I found somewhat lacking. But was it bad?

Not really. It was actually watchable and did have suspense. So thats good. Nothing wrong there, its just that it never really paid off satisfactorily, as the "scares" themselves were foreseeable right before the moment. They also missed moments for a real build up of tension and dread between the characters in the house. It made it all a bit unrealistic. So, I never bought that this was a real family at any time. Big miss there.

I could say other things, but you get the point. The movie is okay, not a gem.

I can not wholly recommend this, unless you are a horror buff who watches everything that comes out. It is just tolerable enough to get through to the few moments of genuine fright and suspense.

In "Blair Witch" you had capable, natural seeming actors. Aside from the goofball with the camera, there was a lot of amateur hour going on with the acting. Overacting, to be specific. Having naturally delivered dialog is KEY to success in these movies. I cringed a lot during this movie.

Not trying to be a jerk, it was at least "okay", which is better than a lot of crap being released right now.

I guess I give a 5/10. 5 for the monster and general concept.