It took me 3 hours to watch an hour and 20 min film...
...because it was that boring. I'm the type of person that likes to finish a movie, book, tv show, etc. even if I'm not all that impressed with it. I don't think people should give their opinion on movies they have not finished. I say this because some movies can redeem themselves. Or at least have an ending that ties all the "wtf moments" together making it less messy. This one, however, has no redeeming qualities about it whatsoever, and as frustrating as it was, I finally got through it after 3 hours with about 4 breaks thrown in there to keep myself from falling asleep.
This movie is basically one giant cliche ...I can name at least 7 movies that came to mind as I was viewing LO: Darkness Falls, The Ring, Mama, The Others, Babadook, The Grudge, and Insidious. Which are all sooooo much better than this 💩 (before you attack me, I'm not saying these movies are exactly the same as LO, they just have similar themes. That's why I'm making these connections).
Something sinister is in the house. Mother is seemingly nuts and no one believes her. Daughter is a bitch and annoying as hell. Boyfriend is a pointless character (although ironically the best actor of them all). Scared kid is scared. Jump scare, jump scare, jump scare. A tape player and saved news clippings are discovered. A very vague backstory is revealed *light bulb, gasp*. Jump scare, jump scare, jump scare. The cliches go on and on.
What really made me frustrated was the monster (Diana) that makes absolutely no sense. Is she human? Is she paranormal? Why does she disappear to escape the light sometimes and then stands there and screams in pain other times? What was the point of keeping Sophie hostage to keep herself alive? If she's a ghostlike ..thing, how does her arm get slammed and caught in the door? Why does she burn in every light but a black light? (Black lights burn A LOT hotter than regular bulbs, and do more damage to your skin). Why did Sophie have to kill herself to take out Diana? Couldn't they just somehow lock her in a room and blast her with lights until she burned to nonexistence? I generally go into a horror movie willing to have some suspension of disbelief, but as interesting as Diana was, I wanted more explanation about her and why she was doing what she was doing.
I was realllllly hoping for something better, and from what I could tell from the reviews/critics, I was kind of expecting something better. Idk, there still seems to be quite a lot of people who were pleased with it. Maybe I just went in with my expectations too high..? Maybe watching during the day cheapened the experience..? I really don't know, but I will not be recommending this to any of my horror watching friends.