Insidious (2010)

Director: James Wan

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye

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

The film is about…uhm, well about…what was it again? Oh, this was so forgettable. From the preposterous plot and the forced dialogue to the scares (because of sudden loud music and nothing else) to all the obvious plot flaws, this is one I won’t be remembering. Cliché upon cliché upon cliché.

The first half of the film is subtle and the scares are effective. The second half of the film becomes rather absurd and totally unconvincing, reminding me of the found-footage genre (just less believable).

Yawn…

The film was a tremendous success, though, earning $97 million on a $1.5 million budget.