A
woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving
that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Starring:
Karen Gillian, Brenton Thwaites, and Katee Sackhoff
Directed
by: Mike Flanagan
Written
by: Mike Flanagan, and Jeff Howard
Mirror
mirror on the wall, is "Oculus" any good at all? Well the first thing
you need to know is that it constantly flashes back and forth to Kaylie (Karen
Gillian) and Tim’s (Brenton Thwaites) childhood, and present day. It might be a
bit much for some, but seems to be effective for what they are trying to
accomplish. They use it to set up the story, and later get in some scares.
Speaking of scares, there aren't many jump out of your seat moments. However
there is one moment that might get those eating popcorn to double check what
they are putting in their mouth. While short on scares, the ghosts look pretty
freaky with their glowing eyes.
After putting up with the flashbacks and lack of scares, the biggest problem is
the ending. Besides learning about the history of the mirror, the story seems
simple enough. If the audience is paying attention, it even gives away the
ending before it gets there. The audience might be waiting for a clever twist,
but unfortunately it never comes. Therefore the mirror on the wall gives “Oculus”
1.5 pools of blood.
HorrO
