I would tell you not to read this review since reviews are part of the problem here. seem to always fall for the movies that are supposed to be the most disturbing film ever. But it is unlikely that those reviews come from fans of the horror genre. This movie got a buzz at festivals like Sundance so it drew in critics who wanted to see it for it;s artful guise, So I might be a little jaded with 35 years of watching horror movies under my belt.The threshold for what I need to be scary is high. This one benefited from a smoke screen of clever marketing . I was well made. Well written? that's another story, since it follows some pretty predictable “hollywood witch” troupes Now the scariest film of the year ...so far, mmm I might have argue "the Strangers : Prey at Night" was more intense.Based off the trailer I would have told you the movie was going to be about a little girl who plays with weird dolls and makes things happen. This could not be farther from the truth. There is magic. The little girl plays more of a role off screen than on. The little model houses look like the are going to play a bigger role in the plot than they actually do.
When the movie begins to pick up it’s stride , the depressing tone is very tangible. I would have liked to have seen this played off of more.It could have captured the same kind of heavy bleakness “It Follows” had. Instead the tone sometimes doesn’t take itself as seriously. Now this movie also served as an interesting test of how the demographics of where you go to see the movie influences the experience. This is not the first time I have seen a horror movie in an urban theater where they talked and laughed when they became uncomfortable. Though I think the movie played off a few beats of comedic relief for similar reasons.
