As a major found footage fan, this is one of the few ff movies I dislike greatly. This movie has no atmosphere, no terror, and is rather pointless. Not to mention it is incredibly boring through out. Why would Bertino even add this film to his portfolio when he has made the epic "The Strangers"...? This movie falls into the category of terrible fou d footage movies alongside stinkers like "Gags the Clown" which was even worse than this movie and "388 Arletta Ave" which, too, had no atmosphere what so ever. I watched this movie for the second time lastnight since its dvd release, remembering that I didn't like it the first time, but was somehow lulled by some positive reviews to give it another chance. Now, either many reviews for this film are fake, or people are just plain idiotic to think this movie is good. I am a fan of Bertino's other work and am looking forward to his upcoming 2020 horror film, but for some reason this one film of his has fallen by the wayside and holds zero redeeming qualities. The story of this movie is insanely boring and there are no twists or surprises. The climax is predictable within the first few minutes and here is barely any horror to speak of. The opening sequence is literally the bloodiest and "scariest" it gets but sadly it is actually neither of those. Who the heck spills the best scene in the first minute of their movie? Only an amateur. The only thing I found creepy about this movie are the 2 or 3 shots in the first 30 seconds of the film, notably the shot of the dark and quiet street at night. Something about this shot was unique and unsettling. Other than that the whole movie sucks and moves in an uninteresting manner. It all kinda feels like a lifetime found footage movie if there were ever such a thing. The actor that plays the husband/father is annoying, ugly, and just didn't fit the role. Unlike others, i actually thought the acting was very sub par. This was one of Jason Blum's earlier productions so no wonder he got himself involved. He probably wants to "Alan Smithee" himself from this film as I would too....
Review of Mockingbird
