Hide in the Light

Yes, the set-up and tropes are all cliches. Yes, some of the backstories given to flesh out the characters seem strained. And yes, it starts out slow, although the "What was that?" and "Did you see that?" moments seemed like promises of better things to come. No, the acting wasn't all horrible (several of the actors are professionals, although none of them boast A-list credentials, and most of them can act competently). There were moments when, listening to the dialogue between characters meant to establish histories and relationships, I was sorta reminded of the relationships between characters in 1980s slasher movies--while not examples of stellar screenwriting, the scripts of those flicks often strove to create some sense of sympathy for their characters, unlike many of today's low-budget concoctions. Nothing new (or really compelling) is offered, but it's hardly unwatchable, and a rather admirable effort.

Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend unless it is for a Bad Movie Night.

I was so happy it wasn't the movie where they play flashlight in a graveyard and invite a ghost to play, but that momentum quickly faded.

It's like "As Above, So Below" and "Pitch Black" had a rather boring baby movie.

Don't get me wrong, the premise is good: girl is linked to a demon that hides in the dark, but can physically hunt down and rip people apart. Plenty of potential to hold up to either of the parents, and thank goodness they didn't do this as found footage.

With the merry band of idiots, I don't think I liked any of them as characters, to throw as fodder to a demon I was expecting to be excited about it getting them, but I just didn't care at all.

The effect work was amazingly good compared to the rest of the movie, so they definitely prioritized what they thought would be their pivotal moments on the spread sheet at least.

Honestly, go watch "As Above, So Below" and then "Pitch Black", then the rest of the "Riddick" series, then you can come back and watch this.

The movie is very good looking and the demon/little girl in it are perfect to me.

BUT, the people in it are the stupidest I swear. If you want to see people kill themself by natural selection, this is the one.

It was overall good. No nudity which is a bonus. I just wish it went more in depth with how things happened with Amanda and why she wanted to play a game so insistently. Where did all the people go and most of all, where did Amanda actually go?

Concept had potential, execution was horrible, there was even parts where characters were being irrational even by horror movie standards! I didn't give a one star only because I was invested enough in seeing who makes it out...