The production value is great. The creepiness is there. The music is terrific. The acting (with the exception of the pudgy kid), was stellar. My only problem, and it's a problem a lot of horror shares, is that the creature doesn't make any lick of sense at all. What is it? Nobody knows. Why does it lose its power when the kids don't fear it? Nobody knows. How do the hallucinations exist for some people and not others? Unexplained. Because it isn't explained, the movie winds up being a lot of creepy scenes that make little sense. I can absolutely recommend to fans of the genre, and those who like well done films in general, but I find it disappointing when horror writers aren't held accountable. You made something terrifying... great! Now, make it make sense.
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