Very disappointing...

Good concept, poorly executed.

best movie i've ever seen.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

I am a huge fan of Sara Paxton and that's pretty much the only reason why a watched STATIC. I hate to say it, but this movie is lame. It's not suspenseful and scary the way a mystery thriller should be. It's more like a drama with some light thriller elements. Why this movie is tagged "horror" on IMDb is beyond me. Also, the movie poster is VERY misleading. I expected something completely different judging from that poster. Something like RAMPAGE (2009) or THE TALL MAN (2012) or whatever. Also, Sara Paxton only has a small amount of screen time, which is a shame because she is a great actress when given something to work with. Anyways, the plot of STATIC is quickly told:Jonathan Dade (Milo Ventimiglia), a novelist, and his wife Addie (Sarah Shahi) live in a large house in the middle of nowhere. We soon learn that their three-year-old son died in an accident some time ago and that they are having a hard time to forgive themselves and move on. One night, a strange woman named Rachel (Sara Paxton) comes knocking on their front door saying that her car broke down and that she was being followed by strange figures wearing gas masks. Jonathan and Addie are so kind to take her in for the night. Some time later, intruders come to the house and take Rachel away. Then they come after Jonathan and Addie...The plot doesn't offer much. For the better part of an hour, you basically see Jonathan and Addie fleeing from largely invisible intruders wearing freaky gas masks and hoodies. The couple run from one room of their house to the other, hear some noises, argue a bit, then go to the next room and do the same. Then they leave the house, run into the garden, then into the garage, then into the forest, and back to the house again. During all that running, they hardly make any contact with their intruders. You can figure that it gets boring pretty soon.The movie only gets relatively interesting about ten minutes before the credits start rolling. When it is revealed at the end that Jonathan and Addie are ghosts, my initial thought was that we have seen endings like that so many times since THE SIXTH SENSE (1999), it's not really original anymore. The good twist comes a little bit later when you realize that Rachel and her crew are something like ghost hunters who clean haunted houses from spirits that won't leave. That is a pretty clever ending, I give the movie that, but other than the enjoyable ending, STATIC just doesn't offer much. I'm sorry to say.

When you look into horror,found footage,suspense or supernatural genre the list is long around the world there are many films based on concepts we have heard & watched on our screens so what makes this film static different well i have a different opinion on that.I guarantee that after watching this film you will feel felt different i did & anyone else who will see this will agree that these not so famous films are in fact much better & greater then those so called big budget movies Hollywood waste the money on those usual scream & shriek with a big action star in them like Bruce Willis or a female damsel in distress along with a annoying kid we have seen a billion times before now those large studios ran out of scripts so they do either a reboot,remake or keep rehashing the same idea on repeat mode why just because for some cash not for the sake of good story or execution of the project.A lot of people & critics didn't get this film at all because either they didn't pay attention or are not used to long dialog based & deep suspense atmospheric films.Static 2012 looks like no other film in the starting things go crazy the couple is in trouble no one to help etc but the climax will stun you i mean isn't it crazy that you are watching a completely predictable movie that even a kid can tell what will happen in next scene & suddenly the genre switches on from thriller to supernatural mode.The Plot:a couple lives in a house far away from the city they have lost their child one night a visitor Rachel knocks on their door saying some men are out there in gas masks & they are coming this way but soon the men with gas masks enter the house they drag Rachel away while the couple fear & hide thinking what will happen to them.From start to near last 8 minutes before the ending the film is hide & seek between the couple & the men in masks,the couple actually figures it out that why these people entered their house as they have located their safe house from which the gang was operating.The good part starts when the dialog between Jonathan Dade & his wife Addie Dade starts again after a long silence they start talking about their dead son they start to blame each other for his death.The character of Rachel is connect to this because she understood them well then the couple themselves,i have to give a spoiler here i usually don;t give one in my reviews but here it's a exception i believe it is need because i don't want anyone to miss out on this hidden masterpiece.The couple are ghosts & those gang members are paranormal investigators lead by Rachel who successfully confront the ghost couple at their house only make them realize that the death of their son was a mistake so they can forgive each other & move on from this world to eternal life heaven in peace.Why did i tell the whole story is because it is simply well told film with a powerful based script & narrative filled with great acting display by everyone big stars like Sara Paxton & Sarah Shahi did a wonderful job Milo Ventimiglia as the male lead actor was amazing.Just imagine if John Woo made a horror or supernatural film it would have been like this all go slow in the start in the middle things don't seem to make sense but in the end its awesomeness this is what static is all about,i love every film with Sara Paxton in it i became a long hardcore fan of her since Aquamarine i have to say this lady is very talented & chooses great scripts regards to her from a Pakistani fan.Overall forget the haters & critics Static 2012 is a heavily underrated film filled with surprises at every moment i loved it hats off to the director & whole team for making this low budget gem of a film my rating is 8/10:Highly Recommended

As the title gives away, this film is kind of static. That means in this case slow paced. However, it is well done, and able to both get your feeling flowing. Emotion, sadness, fear. It's all here, but if you expect some kind of standard film, you won't find it here. It's not a horror, it's not a thriller and not sci-fi or gore. It's a strange little piece, and it's well made. I can't say more without giving away spoilers.I found this both well played, it's scary and creepy. The sound editing is first class. I would say this is a well made film on a small budget.We meet a couple which is torn to pieces of the loss of their dead three year old child. She is bothered with nerve problems, and he seems like he holding the grip. But he starts to hear sounds. One night the open the door for a young woman, obviously very afraid of something out there in the dark. She just got a flat tire, and heard weird clicking sounds, and she saw some using gas masques.Sound is a powerful tool when you make movies. Here I find this used to max extent, which lifts the scariness of this a lot. Then the film loses both tension and believability, midways. A good premise is lost. But then it picks up a good thread in the end again. The end will not satisfy all, other will find it smart.Interesting from talented new film maker. Music is good, so is the idea. Well worth a watch, if you don't mind a slow paced drama with thrilling parts.Some says this is a remake of the French film "Them" from 2006. I don't know. I haven't seen that.

I decided to watch this one because of the rating it had here. It's a fairly good movie, but it is way too slow. What it does well is keep you guessing all the way to the very end. You don't know who the girl is. You don't know why they are after her. Then, you don't know why they are after them. The more I think about the movie the more I like it. However, the end leaves you feeling somewhat disappointed. I watched the entire movie picking things I thought were wrong with the movie, only to find out in the end that they all make sense. This one is worth watching, but you wont be raving about how good it was later.