Pros:
1. The camera-work is amazing. The camera floats around giving off an eerily off-putting feel whilst the centred shots force the audience to constantly be aware of the surroundings.
2. Sosie Bacon (Rose Cotter) delivers a wonderful performance. Her characters' descent into madness is both captivating and terrifying.
3. For the most part, the tension is built-up well via well-timed jump-scares and the slow panning of the camera.
4. The score is incredibly chilling and utilised to great effect in highlighting Rose Cotter's descent into madness.
5. The movie does a great job at showcasing the unrelenting potency of trauma. How it never leaves in addition to how trauma begets trauma.
6. The reveal of the demon is masterful. Both of its' designs are nightmare fuel.
Cons: 1. The movie, especially towards the end, devolves into a jump-scare-fest.
2. Most of the male characters are often treated with contempt and disregard which makes it really difficult to like the female characters - including Rose Cotter.
3. Somehow Joel (Kyle Gallner) knew where to find Rose Cotter at her old house even though she'd never told him where to find her. It's clearly a lazy plot device to keep the trauma demon going.
4. Because the demon essentially serves as a personification for trauma, it does make the story feel rather wafer-thin as it clearly comes second to the topic of trauma.
2. Sosie Bacon (Rose Cotter) delivers a wonderful performance. Her characters' descent into madness is both captivating and terrifying.
3. For the most part, the tension is built-up well via well-timed jump-scares and the slow panning of the camera.
4. The score is incredibly chilling and utilised to great effect in highlighting Rose Cotter's descent into madness.
5. The movie does a great job at showcasing the unrelenting potency of trauma. How it never leaves in addition to how trauma begets trauma.
6. The reveal of the demon is masterful. Both of its' designs are nightmare fuel.
Cons: 1. The movie, especially towards the end, devolves into a jump-scare-fest.
2. Most of the male characters are often treated with contempt and disregard which makes it really difficult to like the female characters - including Rose Cotter.
3. Somehow Joel (Kyle Gallner) knew where to find Rose Cotter at her old house even though she'd never told him where to find her. It's clearly a lazy plot device to keep the trauma demon going.
4. Because the demon essentially serves as a personification for trauma, it does make the story feel rather wafer-thin as it clearly comes second to the topic of trauma.