Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

tcarroll-23092 Nope. Done better. Actors did the best they could with nil.

ArdentViewer I didn't think it was awful - I thought it had promise and was interesting for the most part. However, the execution came up short. So, I'm going to split the difference and give it a 5/10.Positives *Nice visual atmosphere *Generally kept my interest *Decent acting *Mostly good conceptNegatives *Disjointed - the main characters kept changing throughout. I think Vera was brought to the forefront too close to the end of the movie to be an acceptable protagonist. *Plot holes and inconsistencies (to be discussed further) *Soundtrack was EXTREMELY distracting – I was more startled by the sudden volume and tempo changes than by anything on the screen. Music should be there to enhance the mood, not to shove it down the viewer's throat. *Lack of resemblance between the two "sisters." Naya Rivera and Catalina Moreno could hardly look more different if they tried. They have distinct skin tones, hair type and color, face shape, facial structure, eye-and-nose-shape just to name a few features. If this was meant as a vehicle for Naya, they should have chosen an actress who more closely resembled her. To me, the dissimilarities were distracting. PLOT HOLES Even with the suspension of disbelief (a prerequisite for watching horror movies), there should be some consistency and dare I say it, logic to the theme and the scares. 1. There should have been more explanation regarding the teenager and his uncle. What was their relationship with the devil? How did it come about in the first place? What did they get out of the deal? There was so little there that these two characters might as well have been discarded on the cutting room floor. At that level, their inclusion was more harmful than helpful. They didn't take it far enough2. If Hannah sold her soul to the devil, wouldn't the devil's domain be her and her alone? How and why would Satan have been able to wait so long and attempt to inhabit someone else? Wouldn't there have been better things to do, more souls to conquer, etc.? It doesn't make sense that just because Leigh and Vera both went into the house, saw "Hannah," and touched the soot, they would have been ripe for the picking. In some movies, the devil can get anyone and everyone - but this film was not presented in this manner at the outset. If the devil could get to both Leigh and Vera, why not Charlene, the runaway daughter? It would have had ample opportunity with her living in the house. 3. What Vera saw at times didn't really make sense. If she was seeing the pretend Hannah (and later, her "daughter"), why would she also see various manifestations of demons/the devil in the same situation? Why do both? It seems like an awful lot of effort with no purpose. 4. Why did Vera even get to live? If the goal was to create offspring so that the devil could be "all of someone," wouldn't Vera have served her purpose as the vessel? It was obvious that the only reason she remained was to extend the movie. I don't think the ending added anything. Vera would hopefully have realized that it would be impossible to kill the devil's spawn. But if that was her goal, why did she leave with the child instead? We didn't see any overt manipulation/possession that could account for this behavior. To me, the ending fell flat.

airsnob This was a great horror movie/ possession film. There have not been too many lately. I'm not sure why it only has a 5 rating. I guess the ending wasn't what people wanted to see; but that's only because they wanted to see more of the film. The ending leaves room for a sequel. Personally, I think people who we wouldn't consider on the bright side , watched this movie and decided to vent their frustration, with low ratings, because they were confused during the film. A lot of these low reviews are about not understanding the first story, the boy and his Uncle. Well, since none of you are familiar with magic, or black magic, that makes sense. Let me tell you a little of what I know. In black magic, the ultimate is to Conjure demons, and black magicians like to f*** with people. They also like to test boundaries and release demons that they can command, or to do their ultimate will. For me, the uncle made sense and was realistic as far as using accurate vernacular and so on. He wanted to release a demon, probably to darken the world. If you can't understand it now, you're hopeless. I seriously got angry at the reviews of this good movie. Such idiots, on here. This was creepy, compelling and scary throughout. I've read reviews that said there wasn't enough character development. Well, personally, I hate movies like The Strangers , that the first half hour is spent in some people's lives that are totally meaningless to the film, just focused on their drama. I watch movies , horror movies to be scared. To be freaked out. Not to get to know people, and anyways. These leading lives were developed just fine. I guess you have to be mildly smart to pick up on the very obvious clues and hints into who they are as people. Plus , the getting right into style, unfolds the mystery. This movie isn't about three women. It's about a demon. The women are just demonic pawns. I love that you have to guess about the creepy characters. It's almost better that way. People nowadays just lack the imagination to do that. I really liked this film. Much better than The Conjuring , which I was totally disappointed by. I'm still not sure if it was those jerk kids in the movie theater laughing at all the scary parts, but I really thought that movie lacked. Most recent horror movie I liked? Oculus. That movie was rad. This movie is big budget. This movie is directed really well, filmed really well. And acted really well. I liked all the lead characters. This movie left me with that funny feeling in your tummy. You know - the one that you have after watching a car accident. The great thing about this film, is that it didn't achieve that by cheap and sleazy thrills. Like the shock and gross thing. I think a lot of horror fans like that sort of thing, the Saws. And the sexual sadism thing. I don't. I like a good thinking horror movie. With a brain. This was that, but not too complicated. Sometimes I feel like independent writers and directors just really overdose us on dialog and character development that we don't care about and don't need to see or hear at all. It's just someone's ego plastered on the screen. Unless you are a Tarantino, then, you're excused. But most of you are not, and shouldn't even try to be. Watch this movie. If you don't like it , it's because of three reasons. 1- you have bad , very bad taste in movies. 2- you're one of those psydeu film snobs, a wanna be film critic, that needs to feel important by trying to be superior over other people's actual work. While you do nothing with your life , except judge the people that are actually producing something with theirs. 3- you're on drugs, or drunk.

gbevan3 I watched this film and it had me glued from the onset.The suspense is excellent and the acting is superb.The young girl plays an exceptionally good part at being spooky without even speaking.BUT,for me personally,I like a film with an understood ending. Young girl sells soul,kills herself then the story goes South from there. The Sister plays no relevant part although the acting is very good and the "Demon" itself is played to perfection. There is no explanation at the end,it's not even a case of leaving you guessing,...it just spoils the film as it had all the hallmarks of a truly memorable Horror but failed miserable at the end.If you can cope with loose ends and like "momentary" thrills then this is for you.