I saw this film because Shane Carruth is in it and it was awesome to see him in a movie again. Carruth plays Daniel Forrester, a psychiatrist who encounters a patient who has a little more than problems-in-living, like the supernatural. Carruth is a good casting choice as psychiatrist, he is both believable and likeable. That's pretty important if you work in a psychiatric ward where patients would already feel apprehensive. But that is not to say Carruth's character always makes good choices, such as brandishing a blunt object at a supernatural force not bound by physical laws. (It would be doubtful if a proton pack would work, even.) There are a few, 'huh?' moments in this film, so you need to suspend belief at times. The musical film score could have been eerier and the director could have slowed-down some scenes to build a deeper sense of dread and creepiness (The Mothman Prophecies by Mark Pellington did a great job at this.) The pace is pretty quick, maybe too quick, so the viewer gets engaged. The actor who played the patient (cannot find his name) was also a good casting choice. I dug the film, the supernatural entity is ambiguous and the film feels unresolved, in a good way. This means there could be a sequel. It's an okay-to-good horror/supernatural thriller and fun to watch. Lots happens and though you may not be 'blown away', you will not be bored either. I will further go out on a limb and say this is teen-friendly, so go out and scare some kids with this.
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