I've never been that big of a fan of the paranormal activity movies. To me they seemed to be the kind of movies that pretended to be about building suspense but in reality were just jump scares with a plot but this one was below my expectations. For the majority of the film it's slow and boring in terms of character and plot. There's nothing interesting going on for the first hour and if you can stay awake that long I applaud you. The fact that a family can essentially adopt the neighbors kid like that makes no sense to me and for ages I was just bored. There was maybe one or two moments of possible tension, but that's instantly undercut by obvious product placement ("Oh is that the Kinect?" should not be a line of dialog) and moments where characters go "See See, isn't that creepy" which takes all the tension out... and then the last act happens. I won't reveal much but let's just say that it goes from a film that's boring to one that's manic, the last shot is baffling and confusing and belongs in a different movie. This wasn't scary, this was simply someone knowing that sudden loud noises can shock people. Just avoid.
Review of Paranormal Activity 4
