Another movie about the paranormal told exclusively through the lenses of
hand-held video cameras, this movie is basically long, long, LONG, stretches of exposition punctuated by wind machines, flying objects, and screaming.
While some of the characters are interesting, the final explanation of the haunting, and the twist at the end was off-putting. The use of mental illness as a scapegoat, even if later disproved, is not appealing.
There is a long camera shot with a strobe light, so if flashing lights are a problem, you will want to avoid this film. Heck, you want to avoid this film anyway. It's terrible. I have no problem with films like "Paranormal Activity" and the like, but you have to create a story that is believable and consistent. If you mish-mash a bunch of jargon together, say that's the reason, then disprove it with the last few seconds, you're basically cheating the audience, not blowing their minds. I don't want to walk away from a film going "What the heck just happened?".
Two laugh out loud moments, deserved ones, when people were funny or clever. Not a single count anywhere else, unless you want to count an eyeroll at the very end. The excuse for leaving the final camera was flimsy and transparent, and the jumpscare expected.
I gave this a generous two out of five stars. While it's good for background noise while crafting, because the long boring stretches are perfect for that, the story is terrible, muddy, and not resolved well. The DVD is fairly expensive compared to blockbuster hits, too. I'm not even sure why this has an R rating, unless it was for language, which seems unlikely. Unless all you watch is "found footage" style filming, and your collection feels very sparse, give this thing a pass.
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