I watch a great deal of horror films and thought this was going to be another of those in the "okay" category at best. However I was pleasantly surprised.
The basic story is that a mans wife dies by apparently supernatural causes. After 19 years he becomes a recluse, never setting foot out side his house, which still appears to have unexplained phenomena occurring. Then the young couple next door start doing shopping and such for him, and become drawn into the mystery
A few people have mentioned production values, but I don't agree. If the story telling and direction is good enough it doesn't need big fancy special effects, indeed they often detract from the story. There are some genuinely creepy moments throughout the film. The acting is excellent, the story has an original twist and the directing is fine. It's hard to say much more without giving away any plot points.
My only pieces of criticism would be, one of the plot twists is fairly obvious and much used.
The story becomes a little muddied in the middle, and you never really seem to find out how the couple next door originally became involved, or their intended role.
The ending is just a little disappointing, and felt inconclusive.
But all in all I really enjoyed the ride with this one.
The basic story is that a mans wife dies by apparently supernatural causes. After 19 years he becomes a recluse, never setting foot out side his house, which still appears to have unexplained phenomena occurring. Then the young couple next door start doing shopping and such for him, and become drawn into the mystery
A few people have mentioned production values, but I don't agree. If the story telling and direction is good enough it doesn't need big fancy special effects, indeed they often detract from the story. There are some genuinely creepy moments throughout the film. The acting is excellent, the story has an original twist and the directing is fine. It's hard to say much more without giving away any plot points.
My only pieces of criticism would be, one of the plot twists is fairly obvious and much used.
The story becomes a little muddied in the middle, and you never really seem to find out how the couple next door originally became involved, or their intended role.
The ending is just a little disappointing, and felt inconclusive.
But all in all I really enjoyed the ride with this one.