INSIDIOUS

    SUMMARY               

        A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further. 

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DAVE G'S INSIDIOUS REVIEW:

Poor old James Wan (Death Sentence, Dead Silence). You get the feeling that the Saw director hasn’t been sitting at home counting the dough he has been making from the endless supply of Saw films (which too his credit he has stooped to directing), instead he has been looking for another good horror to direct… unfortunately Death Sentence and Dead Silence didn’t go anywhere near being good. But now he is at the helm of Insidious, a film that once again shows that Wan knows how to direct a good horror film.

Josh (Patrick Wilson – Morning Glory, The Switch) and Renai Lambert (Rose Byrne – X-Men: First Class, Bridesmaids) are a loving family who have to endure watching their once happy and active son, Dalton (Ty Simpkins – The Next Three Days, Sitters Street) slip into a coma. But what they don’t realise is that this isn’t a medical condition causing this and it takes a group of Supernatural Investigators- Elise (Lin Shaye – A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, Losing Control), Tucker (Angus Sampson – Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole, Summer Coda) and Specs (Leigh Whannell – The Pardon, The Last Supper) to realise that what is causing it is in fact supernatural.

 Wan takes a surprising turn with Insidious and seems desperate to capture that 1980s horror feel with the film… something that he not only pulls off but surprisingly works well. Just don’t go into Insidious expecting a slasher-horror because what you actually get is a well-thought out supernatural thriller that gives your brain and well as your heartbeat a work out. My only gripe about the film is that the ‘big evil’ looks too much like a character lifted from Star Wars.

Wan also needs to be congratulated for not going out and gathering a massive A-List cast for this film. Wilson and Byrne put in fine efforts however it is Aussie Angus Sampson that steals the limelight. His comedic side-kick role is perfect for him and hopefully the world can now see how good he is… just don’t go stealing him from our Aussie screens just yet.

RATING:- ***  (out of 5)

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