How this one has slipped by me so long I am not sure. I am a huge fan of M. Night Shyamalan, and this gem should have been on the top of my list. I can only guess it got lost in all the other 2015 horror movies and I ran out of time. But I’m here today to encourage you to add it to the top of your queue.
Two siblings, Becca and Tyler, decide to visit their grandparents for the first time while their single mom (who is estranged from her parents but won’t tell her kids why) goes on a week-long cruise with her boyfriend. Becca uses the opportunity to create a documentary about her grandparents in an effort to get to know them better, and in an attempt at reconciling them with her mom. Shot entirely with two hand-held cameras, the story unfolds at a nice, slow pace, allowing tension to build as we discover Nana and Pop Pop are a bit odd. A bit unwelcoming, maybe? Perhaps, even, creepy? As the days pass, and their grandparents’ behavior becomes more unusual and scary, Becca and Tyler try to uncover the dark secret which seems to be at the heart of this visit gone terribly wrong.
- Top Scare: Nana
- Heartbeats: 3 out of 5
- Gore Factor: 2 out of 5
- Suspense Factor: 3 1/2 out of 5
- Recommended for 14 and up