Another offering from the people behind the Saw saga and Paranormal Activity, Insidious is (from what I've come to understand) the badass big brother of PA's 1 and 2. I say 'from what i've come to understand', because these films aren't my cup of tea, and this is the first proper scary film I've seen since Mothman Prophecies.
The film follows the blighted Lambert family, who are being tormented by an evil spirit. Dalton (Simpkins) is the focus of the demon's attentions, and his parents Josh (Wilson) and Renai (Byrne) pull out all the stops to find out what is wrong and why, with some truly terrifying results.
All things considered, the acting is good for the most part, although the way Byrne speaks to Simpkins is patronising and wooden, as is alot of Simpkins' acting, but altogehter they manage to pull of a convincing family unit.
The main premis of the films scare factor is less the psychological, but more the shock factor, and there are lots of scenes that will make you jump. And the good thing is that it works thanks to a cleverly written story, as oppose to just stringing scares together.
This said, the film does get a little far fetched towards the end, which leaves it open to some extent to a follow up of some description, and a not very subtle hint towards a continuation of a well known film franchise.
Despite spending alot of the film cowering behind my hands and turning the air blue, this is a good film that is enjoyable as well as terrifying.
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