When I first heard this was a teen slasher movie naturally I wasn't enthusiastic, but this is markedly more intelligent than other films of it's demographic base. There isn't any drooling over the fact that women have tits like in All The Boys Love Mandy Lane and other such purile crap. This is definately a cut above most other horror films of it's type.
Many films have been made based on video games. This is something of a twist on that idea. It's a curse movie with a leaning towards action but still has mystery and detective work although this is more supplemental to the film's pro-active story. The characters are all at least reasonably intelligent and the film is devoid of any cheezy stalking that makes you distance ourself from it like in some bigger budget but less intelligently made horror films. Also they are characterful and diverse so you'll probably find one of the members of the story to empathise with which is actually quite a rare thing in a horror film and genuinely adds something to it in a way that reminded me of Cloverfield. The characters aren't overdone like Blair Witch 2 which leaves them room for having real personalities rather than being stereotypical.
Rating 7/10
