So I know that the whole "shot in one take" thing is not true, so I wasn't too distracted with figuring out how they did it; I was, however, distracted by how much Elizabeth Olsen looks like her sisters. Aside from that, I watched this movie with the hopes that it would be at least somewhat spooky. I have not seen a movie that actually scared me in so long, I'm willing to settle for being a little spooked. And don't get me wrong, there were a couple of creepy parts, and the fact that it's just one girl wandering around a house that is inhabited by a bad guy who's trying to kill her father gives a sense of isolation and terror that you can identify with, and makes it watchable enough as you wait for something to happen.That's how they get you, building up the suspense while you wait for it to get to the good part.
But as much fun as it is trying to figure out what the heck is going on, in the end I felt the same way I feel about so many of the movies I watch these days... disappointed. I can't say much without spoiling it, but I really feel like Hollywood could do better if they wanted to. Laziness is running rampant in the genre, where the same ending is trotted out over and over again, in the hopes that you've never seen a horror (or any other kind of) movie before. There is so much more that could be done with these types of movies, but they take the easy way out.
Am I recommending this one? I would say it's just OK, one time through. Like I said, it builds suspense and keeps you wondering what's going on until the end, but the payoff is not that exciting.So, watch it if you're looking for a somewhat tense, slightly spooky movie about a girl alone in a big house, but don't expect too much from the ending. Unless you've never seen any other scary movie.
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