vickie murray

***Contains Spoiler Alerts*** As one other reviewer has so rightly pointed out. This movie at the beginning and the middle is true genius, with chilling suspense captured and projecting a sense of unease with what would be an amazing psychological thriller. The plot leads the viewer to believe that there is more to the parents than meets the eye, with the disappearance of a local girl the year before, pointing to the parents being behind the disappearance, and the cruel ways in which they treat their son. The story builds greatly, with some great performances from the cast, only for a massive decline in the story once Sarah is introduced. The story then becomes repetitive mediocre and messy. The CGI is terrible, I have seen better CGI and special effects in kids movies. How a strange spider woman can have telekinetic powers makes absolutely no sense. The character seemed to mimic what you would see in The Grudge, only done extremely poor. The ending for me was a massive let down. The story would have been better if what the boy was experiencing at home was due to deep seated psychosis, as that to me is the only way this plot would make any sense. Seeing as he was able to hear his sister’s voice when not at home. The film however gets some credit for the performances, and for the building of suspense in the beginning and middle of the film. I think anyone who is not familiar with horror will enjoy this film. But for anyone looking for a real scare, look elsewhere.

I was expecting a very lovely movie, with heartwarming and bittersweet moments, however this did not happen. Toula and the gang set off to Greece so she can keep a promise she made with her beloved late father, Gus, and I was expecting an in-depth journey of discovery and wonderment, but instead I found the story to be weak, messy and in parts ridiculous. To many times random and forced quips were added, that to me, felt completely mis placed and all fell flat. Many times throughout the movie I found myself asking why parts even needed to be in the movie in the first place. All in all, the story felt like a car boot sale, where characters and plot lines did not connect, and what should have been the main plot line was over before it ever truly began, the only saving grace was the undying love between Toula and Ian, which you can feel is as stong as it was all those years ago.