Review – Insidious

Though this is a straightforward narrative production rather than a fakeumentary, this picture nonetheless clearly surfs the current Paranormal Activity wave. Parents employ a psychic to help figure out why their son suddenly slipped into a mysterious coma. Turns out his spirit is trapped in a spooky netherworld while back on our plane of existence a Darth-Maul-looking demon is trying to worm its way into the kid’s body. The IMDb notes said that the screenwriter stuck a list of horror movie clichés to avoid next to his computer while he was working. What a shame he forgot to add “Don’t rely on booga-booga shots to replace plot developments” and “Whatever you do, don’t ever end a scene by having a character suddenly wake up from a nightmare.” At least some of the booga-boogas kinda work. Mildly amusing