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Lights Out - Rating: * * * *

9/2/2016

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When Rebecca left home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind.  Growing up, she was never really sure of what was and wasn’t real when the lights went out…and now her little brother, Martin, is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that had once tested her sanity and threatened her safety.  A frightening entity with a mysterious attachment to their mother, Sophie, has re-emerged. But this time, as Rebecca gets closer to unlocking the truth, there is no denying that all their lives are in danger…once the lights go out.

With so many supernatural horrors coming to cinema as of late, I was starting to feel like Hollywood wasn't doing the genre much justice. I thought The Conjuring 2 was passable and with some many more films hitting DVD I went into Lights Out with very little expectation and Damn did this film restore my love of ghost horror.

Lights Out was a bloody good film. It reminded me of the very under-rated 2003 horror film Darkness Falls, and this film as a whole shows what a good supernatural horror film should be. Is it cheesy? a little but this had an early 00's feel and in my opinion this was a great era for the sub genre. The story was solid, the history behind Sophie's attachment with Diana actual played out perfectly, but what was the best part for me was the closing of the film. The film is done, there is no 'five years later' or a scene where we have a final close up of the wardrobe with Diana coming back, this has an actual ending and this is so rare.

The acting was great, the writing and direction was great. Damn it this film was just great in every way. If you are looking for a very good horror flick, especially if you enjoy horror films from the 00's, you should...no MUST see this film.
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