It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

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.

This is scary without tons of blood. It does have some killing in it, but mostly it's creatures popping up in front or on the sides of the camera and they only appear in the dark, which means most of the movie is in darkness. Like the theater.

Looked and sounded great as you would expect. The use of surround was especially enjoyable with the little demon's voices. It didn't feel original or special at all. It felt pretty generic actually. Sadly very forgettable, it felt like a cross between The Gate (1987) and The Others (2001) but failing to live up to either.

I'm 12 years old and whilst I did hyperventilate during some of the scenes from paranoia it did have some major flaws. I simply don't understand how after the groundskeeper all oats gets killed, Bailee almost gets killed and Kim finding vital information that the Dad did not move out. I found myself hating him in the end. I believe they could've made this movie better if they gave the characters a more realistic approach to dealing with things. (Another example is when the child keeps talking, looking at and following the creatures. Any normal child would scream and run away.) I believe the actors/actresses were great it's just that the movie fell short and missed that needed realism.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010): Dir: Troy Nixey / Cast: Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson, Alan Dale: Laughable haunted house horror farce about facing one's fears. Never have I heard so much laughter during a horror film as I did here. I had to check to see if I had entered the wrong theatre. It was as though I was watching a comedy. Bailee Madison stars as a young girl whose parents have split and she is sent to live with her father. He moves her into a big house and she immediately disapproves of his girlfriend. Soon she is hearing voices that request that she release them out of the basement. These little creatures cannot face sunlight, which reminds us not only why Gremlins works better, but also why it is so much better. Listening to these creatures whisper is so lame that it had the audience in an uproar of laughter. Madison fares well against the nonsense dealing both with feelings of neglect and acceptance. Katie Holmes also holds her own as the new woman in daddy's life. She goes from discouraged to investigating Madison's claims and comes to startling realizations. The ending here is complete bullshit with that whole self sacrifice crap. Guy Pearce plays Madison's father whose job is to not believe her claims and be irritated easily. Jack Thompson plays some old geezer who knows the house's past and ends up in the hospital for trying to do something about it. Director Troy Nixey makes great use of lighting for ominous appeal but it doesn't make up for the juvenile screenplay. Special effects look fantastic but it is not the dark that one needs to be leery of. It's the level of laughter. Score: 4 / 10