Wow! Such a good movie.

Absolutely the worst movie.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

It's the first question I asked myself after battling my way through this insanely idiotic film.OK, I'll pretty much watch anything and I like a lot of stuff that is probably questionable in the eyes of others, but what I never put up with or will ever understand is when the characters brought to life on screen do not behave in any way like a normal person would. And no, I'm not only talking about the ever more possessed Michael King character of the title. This is a guy who lost his wife tragically and now lives with sister (whose name I cant even remember 5 mins after the end) and daughter as they all get back on their feet. Michaels answer to his grief is to go about researching every dark occult ritual, black magic spell and cursed trinket available to him while filming his own every move 24 hours a day throughout the process, in order to prove that there just isn't a God/Satan. It's a flimsy kickstarter for his behaviour at best and given the audience no nothing of the guy before his loss, we cant feel why he is so motivated to go down this path. The documentary is so involved that he ignores his also grieving daughter to a point where you kinda feel like the sister is only there to babysit. The two females in the house with him barely say a word all film. As Michael slips deeper into strange behaviours and creepy voice projections/visions, there is no help from anyone close to him to try and get him the treatment he needs to recover or to put a stop to the negative impact the documentary is having on his life. When things are very obviously going too far, absolutely everyone in this film continues on like nothing can help him or that they don't even care enough to want to help.The girls just end up abandoning him, never call to check on him, never send someone around to check on him nor report his increasingly violent behaviour to the police. His co film maker, goes missing for large parts of the film and seems unfazed by the crazy stuff he has been witness to, not to mention the very quick unravelling of the bloke who is the subject of his film. When Michael himself hears voices telling him to do unspeakable things or when he wakes up from doing something he has no recollection of (like killing the dog) he not only continually ignores his own evidence and knowledge of the acts but continues to film them and proceed with the documentary like nothing even happened! To top this disaster off, there is no explanation given as to why we can hear the voices in his head on film, the attempted quiet/super loud audio jumps are just wrong every single time and the finale in the house made me laugh entirely. "I hope someone finds this film" - dude you're in the middle of middle class white suburbia not burkitsville forest..............There's no joy to be had in watching this, not even for an avid horror film buff (film buff in general) like me. If you're thinking movie and chill with your significant other, try something that wont make one of you want to run for the hills!!

Were it not for the virtuoso performance of the lead actor in this picture I doubt I could give this movie more than around a vote of 4.However Shane Johnson gives a brilliant portrayal of a man grieving the death of his wife. The story is about a film maker who is trying to find if there is an after life et al; but the question in my mind is whether he is really going crazy due to his bereavement...The special effects and scary moments in this picture on today's standards are at best average but the picture itself is worth a look for the phenomenal lead actor:6/10

So the thing about this film, and the reason I gave it 7 stars, is that I quite liked it despite my misgivings. There are a few good frights in it which manage to create a bit of tension and, to some degree, a bit of suspense. However, there really are no surprises. It's all fairly predictable. From early on in the film you realise where it's going and how it will look when it gets there in the end. It's a good performance from the main character and there are a few nice creepy touches but at the end of the day it is what it is, and I can't help wondering whether the world really need another 'found footage' movie? At the time 'Blair Witch' was a new and fresh take on the horror genre, the first couple of 'Paranormal Activity' films carried it forward nicely, but it's been done to death now. But having said all that it was entertaining enough to keep my attention. Some will love it - I just quite liked it.

Following the sudden death of his wife, the titular film maker decides his his next project will be about the search for the existence of the supernatural.As a guinea pig, he makes himself the experiment, allowing various practitioners of the occult to try the darkest spells and rituals they can find on him - in the hopes that when they fail, he'll once and for all have proof that the paranormal and it's surrounding beliefs are nothing more than myth.But something does happen.........It's that time of the month again people, your obligatory found footage movie with the word possession, and featuring an everyman with an everymans name as the lead role.And it's as bad as you would expect.MK in my opinion, deserves everything that happens to him during the film. What kind of selfish, irresponsible parent would do something that could have potentially fatal consequences.Has the man not seen the hundreds of films that this is blatantly ripping off? It's boring, never scary, and the fact that the makers have decided to crank up the volume when there are screams or white noise, is more of an annoyance than a cool gimmick, believe me, you'll be fiddling with the volume controls more than once.After the titular act happens, all he suffers is Ryan Reynold eye from Amityville Horror, and threatens his daughter while she is asleep.The film has no redeeming features, sadly, films like these though tend to gain a lot of unit sales on DVD, as the covers are quite endearing to the casual horror fan.So expect a plethora of these terrible movies for all eternity.Just keep reading my reviews, I'll try to protect you from the dretch...