Delivery: The Beast Within

I just watched it, surprised I hadn't seen it already I watch so sooo much horror and will give any movie a chance no matter what. That really freaked me out in the end. It moves slow, and you know something nuts is gunna happen in the end, yiu just know it , but damn .... That was nuts.

Nowhere fast found footage flick about a reality show centered on a couple and their first pregnancy. A most predictable tale about a first time mom-to-be who momentarily lost the baby but then lo! they found a heartbeat the next morning! Yay! Except the dog hates her upon her return from the hospital. Not only that but she's changed; she's mean and moody like she never was before. On top of that she's developed a taste for raw meat, and, last but not least, scary voices come out of her. It's all so predictable and there isn't one scare, not even from all the millions of attempts at jump scares (maybe more).

I had been waiting for a while to watch this and I was not disappointed. I actually got more than I expected.

I loved the way they showed the first episode of the 'reality TV show' that was being filmed as the first part of the movie. That was very original and created a great mood.

The acting was great and I thought the build up was perfect. I didn't think that there was anything unusual about the actions of the characters (its very hard to make a pregnant women do what she doesn't want to do).

I also appreciated that they didn't try to scare with loud noises and in-your-face scares. It was subtle, creepy and much more realistic. The story has been done before but in my opinion this is one of the better versions.

All in all I would place this at the above average level as far as 'found footage' movies go, and I've watched a lot of FF. 8/10.

Overall, I enjoyed this film, although I went in with rather low expectations. For a low-budget movie, the performances were quite good, and even though it takes a leisurely pace, I was not bored. With only a couple of jump scares, the film depends on a slow burn of building tension.

Reality documentary crew records a young couple during their second pregnancy, after the first miscarried, but complications set in ...

OK, it's mockumentary (of a documentary) plus FF - so some will dismiss it anyway. It is well made and a good story that sticks to the rules of the genre. Well acted too, and it avoids the crew-ego that spoils so many films like this.

The problem I had is they decided to use camera/mic interference to convey the presence of the threat, and never made it literal. There was knocking at the door, but that was about it. So you end up with something that's really a tale of a decline into mental illness, and in my view that means it's not horror. You have to see a manifestation on screen, and glitches in the picture and audio shrieking are not enough.

Otherwise the sound did create an effect, especially with the constant dog barking and the confused voices in the last scene (which came close to being ruined by the camera effects). But in the end it is a shocker.

Overall, well worth watching but should have been spookier. Better than Paranormal Entity, but not a patch on the PA series at its best.