I was really looking forward to the movie and was excited to watch it. I thought there were a lot of good ideas presented in the movie but I just thought it was really badly executed. I think the script could have used a rewrite or two, and maybe a better director could have done a better job. I just thought the movie relied on too many horror cliches and jump scares.
shareAgreed! It's a shame James wan didn't direct it or write it. Imo that could of made it great. Alas, for a horror directors debut, it's good.
shareI'm actually glad Wan didn't direct it. I know he's the most popular horror director right now, but I'm getting tired of his "smiling apparition" imagery. It doesn't scare or give me the creeps at all. I bet he forced Sandburg to give Diana those spiky fingers (much like the Darth Maul demon in Insidious).
At least Sandburg was wise enough to make Diana a shadow figure for 98% of her screen time. Her full-on appearance, which was thankfully only briefly glimpsed, wasn't particularly terrifying, but as a shadow figure in the dark, especially in background shots, she's menacing as hell, and judging by how clearly we saw the demon figure in Insidious, I don't think Wan would have had the restraint to hold back on full shots of Diana if he had directed it.