After enjoying Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, I decided to
continue flipping through Netflix to see what I could find. After some
searching, I decided on something paranormal. Yep, another hand-cam flick,
2011s Paranormal Incident.
Plot/ The infamous Odenbrook Sanitarium closed after a mass
suicide occurred within its walls. Sixty years later, six college students
armed with cameras and recording equipment venture into the asylum to prove the
existence of the paranormal. Thrills turn into nightmares as members of the
group go missing without a sound, cell phones mysteriously vanish, corridors
turn into mazes, walls appear where doors once stood, flashlights fail and
something or someone begins toying with the group. Days later, when five of the
six friends turn up missing, the lone survivor must go through the recovered
footage in order to clear his name and find out what happened to his friends.
Let me start by saying that I am not the biggest found
footage fan, in fact, I believe that they are becoming too common, and wish
that directors would leave that genre alone for a while. However, I do watch
them, and at times even enjoy them; unfortunately, this was not the case with
this one. There was not much new with it, as most of it was full of cliché, the
pacing uneven, and the mix of filming techniques did not do it justice. Yes,
the story was not all that bad and the acting was tolerable, but it really did
not boast any features that would make it stand out in a diluted genre. Even if
you are a major fan of this genre, you should stay clear. It really is not
worth your time.
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