An average movie

To be honest, I really had no idea what this movie was about but since it seemed to be a decent horror flick, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, the beginning was quite promising. Indeed, Ethan Hawke is a solid actor and I loved the idea of this washed-up writer going to a new city hoping to finally write his next best-seller about a local gruesome crime. Unfortunately, the whole thing started to fall down when he found those Super-8 films. I mean, it was pretty neat that he found one but so many of them? I wish he actually found just the one dealing with the crime he was investigating and that they would focus just on this murder case but, instead, they went  for something way too convoluted for my taste. Indeed, even though you might expect the main character to do some investigating, in fact,  he just spent pretty much the whole duration watching some creepy films. To be honest, as a result, the whole thing felt like some kind of mix between 'Paranormal Activity' and 'The Ring'. Anyway, even though I don't think they chose the right angle to develop this material, I have to admit that it was still pretty creepy and I guess it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10