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There is only one monster in this story. Elsa. Enough said?

OK, the early scenes were a bit trite and tiresome. Of course they had to enter an abandoned house in the middle of the desert at night. How cliché. After that, though, it gets really interesting and gripping. At no time was I able to predict the twists in the plot, and none of those twists caused me to go "Oh, C'mon, really?". Each development of the plot seemed believable (within the context of a sci-fi movie) and consistent. You are slowly drawn into a nightmarish world where nothing is what it seems, there is a semblance of normality but is only a veneer that can be easily scratched. The main character was not heroic, but a pretty bright person with good powers of observation, which continually told him there was something fundamentally wrong with the whole situation. I was very impressed at how the development of the central theme held my attention and kept me guessing and asking for more. And the end, wow! that alone was worth the wait. Great story and well presented.

Being a fan of Faulty Towers, which I consider the best TV comedy series of all time, I was leery when my son suggested I watch "Mrs Brown's boys". I was blown away by the sheer hilarity of the show. I could not stop laughing long enough at one gag when the next one hit. I had to take a painkiller after the show to mitigate the pain of laughing so hard. Even the unseen dog is funny! The bad language (hence my comment of vulgarity in the summary) actually gets a bit lost among all the gags, great lines and situations, to the pint that it becomes hardly noticeable. And it is clear it is not used for the sheer shock, but as a part of the character's personality, since it is mostly Mrs Brown who uses the f word the most. Don't waste time, watch it. If you don't laugh, check for a pulse.