not as good as all the hype

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

It's the worst horror film that i have seen, don't waste your time

This is the worst movie I've seen this year. I didn't like the conjuring but at least they had a bit of professionalism.There's little to really say. It's not only a generic horror movie, it is awkwardly written and has absolutely no sense of mystery or atmosphere. All the cards are on the table very quickly.There is some subplot of the characters dealing with their verbally abusive, alcoholic ex pop star mother that adds nothing. It could be taken out so easily and so feels like fanfiction.No Character has any personality. The protagonist is just some cliché vulnerable girl-woman who breaks down very easily. Her sister just looks down her nose at everyone. the mother is insufferable...don't make me relive it....and then there are some cops that are useless and have less depth than the ones on GTF.There are countless little points you could make fun of or criticize (she actually says out loud that the apartment is "spooky". NEVER use that word in a horror movie!).It's not so bad it's good, just resist your curiosity until yourmoviesucks or someone does a commentary.I wish I could give it a 0 because I seriously believe # the people who write amateur creppypastas could write a better movie/

First of all I want to make a point about Rebecca De Mornay. I really like her and I think she is a great actress and I kinda feel sorry for her in relation to this movie, because all the scenes she is in are the only good scenes, but every other scene is crap, so she probably didn't know what she was signing up for. Luckily she still manages to deliver a solid performance, however that is where the good points end. Every other cast member is a bad actor, especially the actress who plays Janet (who appears to be the main character but randomly dies half an hour into the movie). Julianne Michelle, who plays Janet, has got to be one of the worst actresses ever and the scene where her character dies was one of my favourites; not because it was good but because I didn't have to listen to her utter another damn word. Anyway, on with the other bad things... the screenplay is absolutely stupid, the story is one of the most un-original i've ever heard (ooh, someone died in an apartment and now makes new residents commit suicide, where have I heard that before). The characters are uninteresting and one-dimensional (except for Rebecca De Mornay's), the CGI is awful, and there is so much of it , even when it's unnecessary e.g. the apartment building, the view from the balcony of 1303, the bath water (grrrrrr). I dread to think what the 3D version of this movie is like. This movie has no redeeming qualities. Finally, after watching this movie, I tried to think of things in it that allowed me to be glad about the fact that I watched it. All I could come up with was that I now know that Rebecca De Mornay can sing (and is great at it) and that she can still deliver a great performance when under the worst direction and working with the worst supporting cast/screenplay. (Do Not Watch This Movie)

Please be aware that this review does contain spoilers so if you don't want to know don't read!! Despite reading the reviews for this film I thought I'd give it a watch - I mean it had a couple of well known actresses so I thought how bad could it be. Well the answer was bad, during the first part of the film the girl Janet who has moved into the apartment was dire to watch. Her acting was awkward, unconvincing and bordered on cringe-worthy. The boyfriend, well I didn't understand what was with the undercover subplot that bared no relevance on the story. Rebecca De-Mornay and Mischa Barton seemed like they had completely forgotten how to act and delivered terrible performances. I persevered with the film past the first death in the hope that it may improve as the dynamic changed but it just didn't. The premise had been done before (obviously, it's a remake) but it had nothing that drew you into the story and make you care about the characters or their fate. The twist end was barely noticeable, parts didn't make much sense (why were the other ghosts haunting the floor?)and predictable as to what was going to happen with our protagonists. If you want to give it a go do so but take heed it is a dire film.