Points for trying, but in the end Insidious fails to get off the ground as an old school scary movie. In the tradition, I guess, of the likes of Poltergeist, Insidious is focused on the Lambert family, particularly their son Dalton (Ty Simpkins).
After exploring the attic and having a fall, Dalton fails to wake up in the morning. It's assumed he's in a coma but months pass and he's unresponsive.
Parents Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renai (Rose Byrne) struggle to come to terms with it, particularly Renai who begins hearing and seeing strange things around the house. Eventually she refuses to live in their new house any more and the family moves. Trouble is, the same things continue to happen.
Eventually we find out that Dalton isn't in fact in a coma, his spirit has left his body and is trapped in a realm called The Further with all sorts of nasty parasites trying to inhabit his vacant body and cause trouble in the world.
Yep, we're talking about the same movie.
Look, basically this is a real good college try at a scary movie and I will admit it made me jump once or twice and left me with that uncomfortable rippling feeling in the body now and then.
There was no gore but old school shocks and surprises and lots of suspense.
I think the trouble was the second half of the film was far too different from the first half and it just doesn't always work well that way (From Dusk Til Dawn did but that's an exception to the rule).
On the positive side, the cast is likeable and that will take you a fair way into giving it a go. Can't go any higher than 5 out of 10. Nice try, but meh.
After exploring the attic and having a fall, Dalton fails to wake up in the morning. It's assumed he's in a coma but months pass and he's unresponsive.
Parents Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renai (Rose Byrne) struggle to come to terms with it, particularly Renai who begins hearing and seeing strange things around the house. Eventually she refuses to live in their new house any more and the family moves. Trouble is, the same things continue to happen.
Eventually we find out that Dalton isn't in fact in a coma, his spirit has left his body and is trapped in a realm called The Further with all sorts of nasty parasites trying to inhabit his vacant body and cause trouble in the world.
Yep, we're talking about the same movie.
Look, basically this is a real good college try at a scary movie and I will admit it made me jump once or twice and left me with that uncomfortable rippling feeling in the body now and then.
There was no gore but old school shocks and surprises and lots of suspense.
I think the trouble was the second half of the film was far too different from the first half and it just doesn't always work well that way (From Dusk Til Dawn did but that's an exception to the rule).
On the positive side, the cast is likeable and that will take you a fair way into giving it a go. Can't go any higher than 5 out of 10. Nice try, but meh.
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