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Redundant and unnecessary.

Expected more

A different way of telling a story

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Pretty hard to review this without spoilers, but let's just say it does a pretty good job of leading you down the garden path, then abruptly switching on the lights and you find yourself somewhere you didn't expect to be.The mystery here is intriguing enough to keep you watching as it unfolds, but there were some stretches of seemingly unnecessary padding, especially the interactions between the two protagonists. Some "get on with it already" moments. But I had to know where this was headed, so the film did enough good things to keep me wondering. You will need to forgive a few moments of implausibility to enjoy this one... the film might have benefited by showing how they set up their fake haunting pranks.The prosecuting attorney, by the way, looked exactly like an actor portraying a prosecuting attorney on TV, rather than an actual prosecuting attorney, if you know what I mean. Back to acting school, lady.Worth watching if you can look past a few flaws.

This is really refreshing. Something rare and unpredictable film in a thriller. Nice characters and the setting where all the story takes place. This is about two teenagers secretly trying to video document one of their neighbours after judging his character through several events of his life. So they place hidden cams in his house, expecting something twist to happen. As the story goes on, they face various troubles and what result they get in the end was a shocker.I think nicely written film. Not much fuzz about the characters or any events. Though there were some scene that puts the views on the edge of their seats. Overall a nicely made film, either quality or the quantity, totally acceptable. The actors too were good. The kids and then the Jame Caan. The suspense was the backbone of the film. It succeeded on that, but don't anticipate anything bigger. It is a simple, small thriller that's surely worth a try.7/10

Until shortly before the end, it does not differ much from your typical thriller for teenagers, those that include technological devices (cell phones, cameras, etc ...), in addition to, of course, stupid teenagers.The end almost redeems it. I say almost, because the rest is an average movie.

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning Suburban teenagers Ethan (Logan Miller) and Sean (Keir Gilchrist) are weary of their grouchy old neighbour Mr Grainey (James Caan) who lives across the street, and decide to invade his home and install devices everywhere, in order to spy on him and play a series of pranks. However, they have underestimated this old codger, and events build up to take a terrifying and shattering turn.This latest The Blair Witch Project/Paranormal Activity inspired effort takes the formula in a perverse direction, and has some contrasting central characters in the shape of two young ones/one old one, and plugs the generational gap together in a fundamentally unsettling tale of early on-set psychosis and reclusive paranoia. Sadly, none of it really builds up to a very satisfying whole.A forgotten actor in recent years, Caan has the same steely eyed, unnerving presence he had in his younger years, and precisely because of his age, he's able to apply it in a different, more unique way now. Miller and Gilchrist come off as little more than just your standard teenage brats. But it's not the performances that weigh this down, as much as the far fetched nature of the story and the lack of coherent storytelling that do, building up to an ending that, though unexpected and affecting, sadly doesn't lift it up any.This is one neighbour you could comfortably avoid going to check up on. **