OK, so ill begin by saying this isn't perfect. In face far from it. I had been looking to watch this movie for a while after seeing its trailer, and I'm incredibly glad I gave it a shot. The POV aspect to the movie really gave it a unique feel to it. sort of like the movie Maniac, I felt like I was watching through the eyes of the possessed.
A few scenes I felt weren't necessary to the story line. Such as the scenes in the College and the classes were sort of un-needed and some of Grace's hallucinations were very un-necessary.
The scares in this movie were not as generic as I thought they would be. When first seeing this film I thought they'd be. Some of the scares were longer than brief and kept me with my hands covering my eyes for a short period of time. The scares were added well with the story too.
Lets turn to the acting. This film itself contained some familiar actors/actresses, but also a few that i have never seen before. Alexia Fast plays Grace in this movie and really gives a strong performance, a lot more pressure went onto her when filming due to her having to look in the same directions as the cameras were moving, so for that i would give her credit. she did a brilliant job changing from good to evil throughout the film, and showed great emotion in her performance. Lin Shaye did a brilliant job of playing Helen (the religious grandma), and i felt like her performance matched the way she performed in Ouija (2014), i would not go as far as to say she was as good as her character in Insidious (2011). which I'd say is her career defining performance.
Overall I would say this is a very basic possession movie, with the addition of the POV aspect which i think worked incredibly well.
7/10
A few scenes I felt weren't necessary to the story line. Such as the scenes in the College and the classes were sort of un-needed and some of Grace's hallucinations were very un-necessary.
The scares in this movie were not as generic as I thought they would be. When first seeing this film I thought they'd be. Some of the scares were longer than brief and kept me with my hands covering my eyes for a short period of time. The scares were added well with the story too.
Lets turn to the acting. This film itself contained some familiar actors/actresses, but also a few that i have never seen before. Alexia Fast plays Grace in this movie and really gives a strong performance, a lot more pressure went onto her when filming due to her having to look in the same directions as the cameras were moving, so for that i would give her credit. she did a brilliant job changing from good to evil throughout the film, and showed great emotion in her performance. Lin Shaye did a brilliant job of playing Helen (the religious grandma), and i felt like her performance matched the way she performed in Ouija (2014), i would not go as far as to say she was as good as her character in Insidious (2011). which I'd say is her career defining performance.
Overall I would say this is a very basic possession movie, with the addition of the POV aspect which i think worked incredibly well.
7/10