On occasion, you decide to take a risk and watch something you know nothing about. Sometimes you get to be pleasantly surprised, but it doesn't happen very often as these are usually the exception to the rule. "Don't Knock Twice" has failed to surprise me in every way. It tells the story of a woman trying to reconnect with her estranged daughter, who is being haunted by an evil spirit or entity. Now, I can understand that most horror movies suffer from budget constraints and I have no problem with that. However, this is no excuse for bad writing, crappy dialogue and even worse acting. The editing looks like it was done with a meat cleaver and this doesn't help the poorly constructed narrative at all. There is also little to no chemistry between these characters, which makes you care even less about what happens to them. And even though there are a couple of good sequences that build up tension and make you feel uneasy, these are either lost or foiled by a jump scare. The ending itself feels about as flat as the rest of the movie, so I sincerely doubt you'll be knocking on this door for a second time.
Review by WebSorveBlockedParent2017-02-26T15:54:49Z
On occasion, you decide to take a risk and watch something you know nothing about. Sometimes you get to be pleasantly surprised, but it doesn't happen very often as these are usually the exception to the rule. "Don't Knock Twice" has failed to surprise me in every way. It tells the story of a woman trying to reconnect with her estranged daughter, who is being haunted by an evil spirit or entity. Now, I can understand that most horror movies suffer from budget constraints and I have no problem with that. However, this is no excuse for bad writing, crappy dialogue and even worse acting. The editing looks like it was done with a meat cleaver and this doesn't help the poorly constructed narrative at all. There is also little to no chemistry between these characters, which makes you care even less about what happens to them. And even though there are a couple of good sequences that build up tension and make you feel uneasy, these are either lost or foiled by a jump scare. The ending itself feels about as flat as the rest of the movie, so I sincerely doubt you'll be knocking on this door for a second time.