Insidious (2010) - MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

Insidious, directed by James Wan, is the type of movie that was made to send chills down your spine as you recline in the comfort of your own home; even with every single light on to keep away the ghouls in the shadows that we still believes exists as an adult. 

As every horror film known to existence, you get the introduction and wide shots to clearly show that the suburban family from America have just moved home and show the good old fashioned, 'quiet spot in the area, where nothing happens' cliché. Also, you have the boxes everywhere and the tweaked shots to show it is obviously early morning, day one may I add, in the new house but the director clearly giving the order to the post-production team, "hello, this is a horror film so let's make sure we have the audience know that!"

However, kicking off the film, you have Renai Lambert (Rose Byrne), a housewife and mother, with her three young children, one of which a baby that I may think was given a contract to cry on scene every 5 minutes. In the other room, Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson), is clearly getting ready for work and already shows there is a marriage problem when Josh rushes off to his job, leaving Renai in distress and again, three children and one of which screaming at the fact her father has just left.

To link the horror to this family issue related film, they throw in some creepy, chilling music like someone plucking at a violin or beating a piano up then, on some occasions, getting someone who has never played a violin and a piano, to play them and hope it turns out well. In fact, it turned out so well, it added the tension to the moment their son, Dalton Lambert (Ty Simpkons), heard clicking sounds from the shadows. Without music, it would honestly be leaving us wondering to what is actually happening so the bad, ear-piercing sounds do work; well done music and sound department!

Another thumbs up to the music and sound department is the good choice of song called 'Tip-Toe Through The Tulips' by Tiny Tim. The song is known for its high pitched vocal and catchy ukulele beat. The song is eerie and deformed at the same, which gives more taste and chills to the film. This song becomes the theme to the ghosts that Renai starts seeing in her home and when they come across the Lipstick-Face Demon (Joseph Bishara).

When discovering their home is actually haunted after Dalton falls into a coma after hitting his head in the attic, Lorraine Lamber (mother of Josh and played by Barbara Hershey), calls in an old friend and medium; Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) to help get the ghosts out of the house and also discover what has caused this. Again, another discovery, they realise that comatose Dalton is actually trapped in what seems like purgatory so they send in his father Josh to rescue him due to realisation that since a young boy (seen on the right) he is in fact still haunted by a black dressed crone.

To the near ending, it really shows a good twist, not something anyone would of thought because of the many ghosts in purgatory. The twist really puts the family into more distress to what really comes next. Besides all the good horror clichés, it really takes its own self into the horror list with a good variety of songs and ghostly demons. A definite must see in my top 10 horrors.

Overall Choice: Good.