Delirium

Thought the core story for "Delirium" has a number of elements that should be familiar to those who have been around the horror and thriller block a fair amount of times, I think that the end results could still have worked under more capable hands. If you guessed from that last statement that I didn't think too much of it, you would be correct. This isn't the worst horror thriller I have seen, I admit. Typical for Blumhouse productions, it looks fine for what was a limited budget. And I admit that I was never bored at any moment, even when it rehashed elements I had seen before. However, it saddled with some severe problems. It's quite slow-moving at times, enough that you'll start to think that the screenwriter and the director were simply padding things out. There are also some missing details that suggest that some explanation for them either wasn't filmed or was left on the cutting room floor. A bigger problem is that the movie isn't particularly scary or suspenseful, possibly because of all those familiar elements in it. The director doesn't seem to have worked very hard to try to present these familiar elements in a fresh light. The movie does manage to pass the time in a relatively painless fashion, but that's all it really does - there is nothing that will make you remember it for a long time afterwards, or give you the desire to sit through it again.

This movie is not perfect there are some things that are pointless near the end, however the bulk of it was fantastic. The characters and story are explained early, so you have some background. Then what you are left with, in my opinion, is a roller coaster of emotion and wonder. It keeps you thinking and trying to figure out if what you are thinking is correct. Like I said not perfect, but about 90% of it is worth a watch. Its not a horror, ultimately a psychological thriller / mystery.

I thought this movie was pretty good and better than I expected. Nothing scary to see in this movie, but the mansion layout and the sense of paranoia help build the tension / creepiness. Compared to A Quiet Place, this movie is way better. Still having a hard time wrapping my head around why many people praised that movie so much, (was one of the worst movies I saw in theaters in years). Anyways, this is an enjoyable B-grade thriller worth a watch. Don't let the two negative low ball reviews scare you away.

Normally I do not like horror movies built on the idea that the protagonist is mentally ill, and that one does not know if what he sees is real or only hallucinations as an effect of his illness (or alternatively a side effect of his medication). That concept has been overused in horror movies from this century.

But apart from that, I think this movie was really good. There were many good scares, many creepy discoveries, good acting and generally high production values.

I found it thoroughly enjoyable, got scared, and was surprised by the ending! Win win for me *shrugs*