TarkovskyFanGirl Not quite up to par with Noroi, Okaruto, or Blair Wtich Project, as far as found footage horror is concerned, but it's more tolerable than the majority of similar films that are flooding the market. While the story unravels, there might be some question as to whether or not the whole thing is a hoax or there is some degree of supernatural legitimacy. In some sense it seems almost pertinent to refer to the film as a mockumentary, because of the somewhat saccharine and glossy presence of the interview footage, in contrast to the much grainier, low-quality, and distorted footage, which is meant to be the "scary/creepy footage." Admittedly, despite often mediocre or even downright bad framing, some of the color footage is quite a rich film stock, but the quality meanders regularly. Probably the only interesting interaction among the many talking heads would be the mother's grief and how the son chooses to address it, but everyone else is kind of just there for the ride. The sexual subplot is dull and doesn't really provide much credibility to the development of the central character and the story. There are some questions left unanswered, but it's a fairly ordinary story of a troubled teen with some spooky supernatural elements. The cellphone footage and the decayed body are sufficiently eerie, and the movie often has a tense atmosphere (Unfortunately, it often doesn't last long because of the constant talking head footage), as the viewer waits for a possible jump scare or is forced to play Where's Waldo while looking for the ghost.As a side note: the most amusing element would probably be how the mother deals with the sadness of losing her daughter by taking long walks at night, when she can't sleep--and she abates the emptiness inside her by... walking into the houses of strangers...? So she says, but it's never addressed whether they simply leave the door unlocked or if she breaks in... what a creepy lady...

deelolazjourney Part of me wants to give this one a 10 out of 10, however, I don't like documentaries much.That said, for a MOCKUMENTARY, this was a very, very good movie. I actually watched the whole thing, which rarely happens in documentaries of dead people.It's worth the watch. Bravo to these film makers! Well done!

meesho 20 This movie is very well made. Atmosphere, nuances, elements; all carefully considered to create realism and still have a psychological horror/thriller twist. I believe the closure the family gets at the end is from finding all possible evidence and none of it leading to them getting rid of their daughter/sister. It should be unsettling to the family that she was being warned by paranormal means and was taken away that way. They don't believe, then they believe because of the son playing tricks, then don't believe again, then at the end believe but it's OK (it was scary when they thought they were being haunted but not when it's haunting your family member to death). The mothers reaction to seeing her daughter in the room during the last psychic session and the daughters reaction to that is also revealing of some dark secret between them. The psychic notices this but is bound by not being able to prove his findings that the family is guilty; that's why that scene turns cold fast. When the family has exaggerated responses to people not telling them certain things or showing them; especially that those things didn't really help with the case says a lot. I can spend much time typing why I see that her family are the killers but re-watch it with that in mind. You'll see what I mean.

dutchchocolatecake I really wanted to like this movie, but I almost fell asleep halfway through it. That hasn't happened to me since the Europa Report, which is saying something. This movie had great acting, great atmosphere, and an overall genuine feel to it. Sadly, it just didn't live up to it's own potential.There's a lot that could have made this movie better: 1. Shorten the time to about an hour which is typical for a documentary style special. A lot of it could have been cut out for brevity's's sake.2. Allow the ghost photos of the teenage girl to be real. I thought it was a real cop out and a major interruption to the story when it was revealed that the brother was faking the pictures. The end of the movie would have been more satisfying had the ghost pictures built up to the big reveal later.3. Nobody needed to know about a teenage girl's sex life. Nobody needed to see some old pervert taking advantage of his babysitter. I thought that was tacky and unnecessary to the overall storyline. FYI, if you needed to see that then you have issues beyond what a message board can help with.4. Expand the psychic's role in the storyline. The trick with the tapes was original and could have played a bigger role overall.5. Make the girl's death more meaningful than a spontaneous drowning. Tie it into a local legend or something.