I have been watching a lot of horror movies lately which I may have missed lately. Insidious was the one I started out with.I had heard a lot about this film but the storyline never tempted me enough.But I must admit its damn scary in parts but with a predictable storyline.The film mainly tries to build on the jump scare moments, but boy they succeed in doing so in some of the scenes.
The Lambert’s have just moved into a new
house. Renai (Rose Byrne) quit her job to focus on music and raise the
kids, but the latter is proving to be more time-consuming than expected.
There’s boxes to unpack, a baby who won’t stop crying and a husband
(Patrick Wilson) who’s becoming increasingly distant. Josh assures her
nothing’s wrong, but something feels off. She knows it. She just can’t
put her finger on what. Unfortunately, that proof comes by way of a
terrible accident. Oldest son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) goes exploring in
the attic and lands on his head. Apart from a few bumps and bruises, he
initially seems fine but fails to wake up the following morning. He’s
rushed to the hospital where the puzzled doctors can’t figure out what’s
wrong. He’s not in a coma. He just won’t wake up.
onths
later, the family has gotten somewhat used to their comatose son, but
the weird occurrences have continued, getting more and more menacing to
the point of them actually seeing frightening beings wandering around
their house. Changing houses doesn't rid them of the problem, and by the
time they call in a paranormal investigator with her crew, the
situation has put you well on edge, not knowing what exactly is going on
or what will happen next.
The best thing about the movie is that the above events constitute two-thirds of the movie and the audience still has no clue of what is going on. And this answer is the key to the movie.Its as wild an explanation as I have ever come across. Either it would go down well or it would spoil the whole experience.I somehow accepted it as it was sort of interesting.
A
key component to any of it working as well as it does is the perfect
casting of Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne, two terrific actors who have
proven they can do anything. They're incredibly believable as a married
couple and they really pull you into the lives of the characters just as
it's disrupted by them being pulled into the unknown.Although
Wan and Whannell are working in a genre that's been done to death,
they're able to keep things from getting too predictable due to their
quirky sensibilities, ably avoiding the clichés despite the obvious
influences. Sure, there are a few jump scares but they're never done in a
cheap way. In fact, most of the scariest moments take place during the
most innocuous dialogue sequences, just as you're relaxing from the last
one, which just makes the whole freakier, since you never know exactly
what might happen next.
Insidious
is one of the scariest and
creepiest movies in some time - Wan does one better in his latest -and the odd sense of humor that permeates
the film's darker moments just makes it that much more enjoyable.Recommended for all horror fans.Films like these proves that a film can be scary sans the blood and gore.My only complain - THE DEMON COULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO LOOK SCARIER.
WORTHY MENTIONS
Screenwriter Leigh Whannell gets into the act, showing up as one of the
paranormal investigators named "Specs" (yes, he wears glasses), and
it's infinitely entertaining to watch him and his partner Tucker (Angus
Sampson) pulling out an odd array of gadgets to investigate the
paranormal activities.
MY VERDICT
***1/2 - Nice gem from Wan
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