Hide in the Light

Altho the movie has better effects than some it ends up being a sort of illogical mess.

Base 5:

-2 Poor Story / Writing

-1 Unoriginal

+1 A couple of funny moments but illogically timed.

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.

Dreadfully boring and overly dark (lighting wise) supernatural one by one film. Eric Roberts is advertised as starring in this but I didnt see him. He must of been the voice on the recorder.

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.

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?