Rated R.
Release date for the United States, October 16th 2009.
Written and Directed by Oren Peli.
Katie Featherston is Katie.
Micah Sloat is Micah.
Mark Fredrichs is the psychic.
Yes, it's another film recorded in this kind of home movie format. At the beginning it doesn't look too promising, but as the film progresses paranormal activity grows, so does the tension in the viewer. They manage to catch the attention with little things like noise, a door that moves, some wind blowing inside the house, a Ouija board or an old photo of Katie.
The activity occurs at night. At first the couple did not realize this until they see what is recorded, but later the
manifestations won't let them go back to sleep.
After 30 minutes in the movie, the camera movement and corny dialogue do not matter as much as knowing what is happening in that place and what will happen to the couple.
The dialogue is of course simple. She is a student, he is an online investor, and they have been together for three years now.
There are times when one wishes to have a better point of view of what is happening, because obviously the camera is pointing the other way, or is misdirected, or is in night vision mode, but this is precisely part of the charm of the plot, not to let you see too much.
Although there are more interventions, you will only see the faces of four people, including a psychic who's appearance is worthless.
If you are a person who likes to be frightened, this film will give you a couple of good scares. It looks like it's not the big hit kind of movie, but turns out to be a pleasant surprise for this season, leaving aside the way it's being promoted (it's supposed to be a real documentary).
Congratulations to the producers. This is the film that comes to take the place of Blair Witch with merits.
Go see it!
Cheers!
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