(This review may contain spoilers).

So when I saw this film advertised, I thought it looked like quite an interesting psychological thriller. After watching the first few scenes, though, I felt that the preview could have played this off as a romance, which would have made this have even more twists in it.

I liked the character of Claire. I do think that Jennifer Lopez is a good actress, but I felt that the script worked. I could empathise with what Claire was going through during the film.

Noah was quite a creepy character, even from the start, though I think that was as much because of what the trailer gave away as anything else. There did seem to be some attempt to make him a bit more well-rounded, but again, because of what the trailer had given away…

The idea of being stalked is a really scary one and I felt this film portrayed that really well. It did start off as innocent and quickly became more twisted and creepy. Doubly so considering Claire was a teacher.

I also liked Claire’s relationship with her son, but not so much with her husband. There were times I felt she gave him a bigger priority than their son.

The atmosphere of this film was particularly dark, but I was drawn into it really easily. There were other actors I recognised, too, and I felt they all played off each other really well. Again, this isn’t a film I’d watch again… but it was intriguing enough to watch through the first time.

(This review may contain spoilers).

When I saw this film advertised, I thought it looked quite good. I felt it was an interesting plot idea and one that could have been quite psychological.

I do think that the film could have delved more into the morality. It was entertaining and there were some really good scares, but I did think that the film was lacking in explanation. A lot. Horror movies and all that… but still, it would have been nice to get some answers by the end.

I appreciated that the film spent time developing the personalities and relationships of the characters, though I did have some confusion when it came to the exact relationships and how the characters knew each other. It took me quite a while to realise two of the characters were sisters.

‘It’ was pretty scary, I felt. I imagine the exact form gave the opportunity to play around with different scary things. I did think that some of the things stated weren’t played with enough, though.

It was also interesting to see how ‘it’ had limitations. It didn’t seem to be a ghost, since it couldn’t just walk through walls. It was also invisible to the other characters, but still solid enough to be felt/provide resistance to someone else.

There were quite a few jumpy moments in this film… but I did notice that Jay ran up the stairs when there was something in the house. Instead of out of the door, which makes more sense.

I would have liked more of an explanation and an actually proper ending. But the film was entertaining and the characters were at least likable. What would be good to see would be a prequel/sequel to this film… but I’m not too interested in watching this film again.

(This review may contain spoilers).

Although this film was actually quite entertaining to watch, I was originally really put off by the cover of the DVD. The symbol on the front (and photo-shopped bow) made it look like a ripoff of the Hunger Games. Since, however, it had been reduced to £3 (and the blurb was quite interesting), I decided to give it a try.

I don’t think, personally, that the plot of this movie was very unique. Treasure hunters are used a lot… and fairy tales have become pretty popular in culture now. I did feel that the actors made this film, though. They all did pretty good jobs and I especially liked the interactions between Paxton and Tripp.

I did think the obligatory romance  was a bit cliched… and kind of at the wrong moment, really.

I found it interesting that the film revolved around the mirror from the story of Snow White, but I was disappointed that there wasn’t more time spent on some of the other fairytales. It was interesting to see that there were some nods to other fairytales, though, such as Cinderella and the Gorgons.

I do think there could have been a bit more foreshadowing, such as with the different skills Paxton and Tripp had. And it would have been nice to see the history that Paxton and Dylan had, rather than being told about it. There were some pretty cool scenes in this and it was nice to see the characters had their own skillsets.

This was a film I think could be turned into a franchise. If it was longer, it could have been really good. As it is, the plot was good, but lacking a bit… even though I did like Robbie Amell in the film and the themes of family that ran throughout.