Lovely Molly - Not so lovely film  

The Blair Witch marketing stamp is applied to yet another film. This time we're told that the writer/director of the cult classic which `redefined the horror genre' (depending on your opinion of three kids running round a wood at night) is at the helm of this latest frightfest `Lovely Molly.'

Once again, the use of `first person filming' is used for Lovely Molly, which tells the story of a newlywed couple who move into an old house in the middle of nowhere. However, when the husband is away driving for work, strange (and definitely not so lovely) things start to happen to Molly.

First of all the good: the performances. Everyone does very well with what they're given and the acting is pretty hard to fault. However, there's not an awful lot of characters. The husband is largely away and Molly spends much of her time experiencing things on her own (then going and telling her sister about it every few days).

The main problem with the film is that, although well-acted, it's really nothing we haven't seen before, i.e. walk round a creepy house and then get grabbed by some unseen supernatural force.
Yes, there's a story woken in there somewhere, but, ultimately, there's nothing new enough here to really make it stand out. The reason Blair Witch worked was because it was original (or at least revitalised a genre that had lain dormant for a long time). This time the film-makers just retreads well-worn ground.

It's okay, just nothing special enough to warrant elevating it over the other million similar horror movies out there right now.

5/10 a hard trek, a bit like unicycling to Mordor and back