Insidious follows the story of a family who's child falls into what they think is a coma. After which, creepy things start to happen (think Paranormal Activityish) and from there, things only get crazier and crazier until you feel like you're actually in a haunted attraction. The good part is that it's scary enough for you to not to laugh at the things on the screen, as ridiculous as they may seem (again, think haunted attraction). I'm a firm believer that a scary movie needs to give you actual bits of humor for you to laugh at, comedic relief, or else the audience will find things to laugh at. Director James Wan's previous movies (Saw, Saw IV) struggled with that concept. Insidious, on the other hand, does a good job. A couple of funny "ghost hunter" type characters that the family calls in provide some laughs throughout and a couple other things will keep you grinning until you are screaming. This movie is scary and relentless. It's not gory enough to gross you out, but there's enough of it to creep you out.
Like any scary movie, Insidious struggles with character development but Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne are very believable as the terrified parents even if the roles aren't grandiose. There's some pretty and creative cinematography at points. The story starts off a little slow at first, the beginning feels dragged out. But when it picks up, it PICKS UP. It does get a little out there, especially towards the end but you probably won't notice it too much as you will be screaming, seriously. No movie recently has as many scares (fun scares, at that) as Insidious. Boys be warned. If you take a girl, your arm may be ripped off by the end.
One of the funnest and scariest movies I've seen.
PS. See if you can find Jigsaw (from the Saw movies) in this film. You will also enjoy who plays the psychic in this movie: Lin Shaye. That's right, she's the mom from cult classic horror movie, Dead End.
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