It's Halloween Eve, people! The night to leave your pumpkins out for Jack to carve with his shiny knife, the night to feel the shimmer of the veil thinning between worlds, when all the things that go bump hold their breath in anticipation. Can you feel it?This is a fun little film to kick off a spooky mood in your house. It has jump scares by the hundred, some anchoring performances, and a decent if unoriginal villain.
Becca (Teresa Palmer) has been doing all right avoiding commitments until she gets a call from social service about her little brother, Martin (Gabriel Bateman), repeatedly falling asleep in class. Initially, Becca fears that their mother (Maria Bello) is off her meds again but it soon becomes apparent that something much more sinister is happening.
A creature that can only move in darkness is nothing new but this particular iteration is pretty good as far as creep-factor. "Diana" is appropriately malevolent as well as weirdly sympathetic, kind of like the Del Toro-produced Mama from a few years ago. It also features characters making smart decisions under pressure, which is always nice. Even when things go completely pear-shaped, the protagonists make the best of the situation. Still, it played out exactly as I expected it to so it loses some points there.
Pumpkin rating: 3.7/5
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