Dave Jackson

There are two interesting scenes in this movie. The "bedroom" scene and the final shot that plays with your optics. Every, and I mean every, other shot in this film is a wall, flat darkness, or the corner of a ceiling or floor with the strobe of a television light on it. Oh, and feet. Occasionally you'll see the kids' feet move in frame. There's next to no narrative. I know some reviewers have equated this to fear of the dark and loneliness as children, but even as someone who shares those fears, this did nothing for me after the opening 15 minutes. There is no payoff. It's long, it's boring, and it relies far too much on old timey cartoons that they could get for free being spooky. Two stars because there are some interesting ideas and that bedroom scene gave me hope. But quite frankly, this director should stick to YouTube in 5-10 minute productions because this is a poor representation of analog horror in feature-length films.