Insidious

I don't know how I've gone this long without writing a review of this movie. Horror movies in recent years have mostly disappointed me, but this one is creepy and interesting enough to rate it as one of the best of the last few years. A family torn apart by their son's strange affliction (a coma-like sleep that is actually astral projection) seeks help from some paranormal investigators, including Lin Shaye (who is great in these movies) and Leigh Whannell (who should be in more movies; I've liked him since Saw, even though he was kind of whiny in that). Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne play the parents of the boy who are freaked out and willing to do anything to help their son.

Why did I love this movie? This is the first movie in a very long time that actually creeped me out. Like, had to sleep with the lights on creeped out. The spirits in the other world (the one Patrick Wilson must venture into in order to save his son) are so creepy and smiley that I was glad I didn't watch it alone. With an interesting plot and some serious creep factor, this movie is definitely worth a rent. Although I did bust up laughing at the very end when, after all this scary stuff happens, the movie title bursts onto the screen in red letters with loud music like something out of a Vincent Price movie. Still, a great time to be had and I highly recommend this one. If you, too, are looking for an excuse to sleep with the lights on, go out and get this one.