Saw series co-creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell make a limp attempt to cash in on the success of
Paranormal Activity by teaming with that film's mastermind, Oren Peli, for
Insidious, a haunted house film so slick and empty-headed that it may as well come sporting a fauxhawk. A clear-cut case of style over substance, this wannabe spook-a-blast does earn points for having the demonically harassed family attempt to flee early on, yet it quickly beats a hasty retreat back into
Twilight Zone territory (see “Little Girl Lost”) while bombarding the viewer with images that, though occasionally creepy, are entirely inconsequential.
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Released:
2010
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
102 mins