A somewhat bland take on the "true story" genre of scary movies, this is a mish mash of better horror films, with very little that is new. The film certainly tries to evoke a sense of realism at first, but, despite a game cast, there is very little here that actually scares with the director trying to build moments of tension slowly but ultimately relying on loud jump moments to scare rather than building any sense of dread. There are some moderately effective moments, although even the creepy moments are more reminders of similar elements in other films (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister, The Orphanage, The Exorcist and The Exorcism of Emily Rose amongst others). The film picks up upon the arrival of the investigators at the house, but with a subplot involving a doll that doesn't really seem to go anywhere, a final denouement that bores rather than shocks due to it's predictability and the result is a film that has very little to recommend it.
Shout by Simon MasseyVIP 11BlockedParent2014-06-11T18:00:09Z
A somewhat bland take on the "true story" genre of scary movies, this is a mish mash of better horror films, with very little that is new. The film certainly tries to evoke a sense of realism at first, but, despite a game cast, there is very little here that actually scares with the director trying to build moments of tension slowly but ultimately relying on loud jump moments to scare rather than building any sense of dread. There are some moderately effective moments, although even the creepy moments are more reminders of similar elements in other films (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister, The Orphanage, The Exorcist and The Exorcism of Emily Rose amongst others). The film picks up upon the arrival of the investigators at the house, but with a subplot involving a doll that doesn't really seem to go anywhere, a final denouement that bores rather than shocks due to it's predictability and the result is a film that has very little to recommend it.