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Review of Oculus

Oculus (2013)
7/10
Delightfully twisted
12 July 2014
Actual vote: 8/10. It needed boosting.

1 point off - I only give 10/10 to films that I would buy and keep on the shelf. Not just hire and give back. There are not many of these.

1 point off - I personally had gripes about the plot, but that's just me and my tastes. If it had been me, I would have done a couple of things differently. But hey, it wasn't me.

Very good film.

For Doctor Who fans - you have the impossibly pretty Karen Gillan (slightly less charming than usual due to having an American rather than her native scots accent). She is a little monochromatic, as always. But she plays with force, as always.

For BSG fans - you have the wonderful Katee Sackhoff. This is one of the better performances of her career. Very pithy and convincing.

And beyond that... Can't say a *single* thing about the details without ticking the Spoiler box.

So here we go with keywords.

Gripping. Creepy. Unorthodox. Fairytale-like in some ways. Sci-Fi like in others. Confusing (in a good way). Tricky.

And scary, definitely... but overall I would say more gripping than scary.

Very highly recommend Oculus.
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