The Innkeepers (Blu-ray)

I did flirt with giving this three stars but once I thought about it a bit I decided that despite good intentions the final result here isn't quite good enough to recommend beyond genre fans.

As a small town Inn approaches it's final days of operation only a couple of staff and a few guests remain. But something else may be residing in the hotel and as the ghosts of the past begin to surface lots of ghostly things start to happen. Kind of. Because due to a very limited budget that doesn't allow the film to realise all it's ambitions most of the film's scares are based around long slow tracking shots of nothing to create menace (a bit like The Shining) and the odd jump scare. Though the finale does manage one or two effective moments it's not likely to be the approach that scares everybody all that much.

There are a few extras and while I admire the attempt to make an old fashioned haunted location horror The Innkeepers doesn't really have enough to be more than a one time watch.

It was a ok film, but it had no subtitles so disappointed... It's fine for me but my dad couldn't understand it probably..

Worse purchase ever...

I normally freak out at supernatural flicks, with the likes of Paranormal Activity, The Others, The Changling and more recently The Woman In Black all genuinely creeping me out. So when I read the glowing reviews of this Innkeepers film I immediately couldn't wait to see it. After my viewing on Blu Ray, I have to say that i've seen scarer Scooby Doo episodes. The comedy destroyed any tension and the poor acting destroyed any dread left. And what the hell happened to Kelly Top Gun/Witness babe McGillis? The years have been really mean to her...

It would've been a one star from me but earned another for the brilliant Blu Ray transfer. But no amount of crystal clear HD picture and sound can make up for the lack of fear.

My advice is wait for this one on SKY.

This is a great film as people have said purely because of Sara Paxtons brilliant performance! I think the movie was very over hyped, it is a great story but has few simple scares that have been done better in other films, it takes allot of building up and there is not a big pay off as you might expect, The character building was better than the mild scares, still worth a watch, House of the devil is still Ti Wests best movie to date. Sara Paxton gets five stars the overall film gets three.

The jolts of shock in this movie are so powerful it feels like you are being punched in the face. The Innkeepers will creep under your skin and send chills through your body, no horror movie has had this effect on me. Featuring an outstanding performance from Sara Paxton and a gripping plot, this is an unmissable horror. Viewers beware, the last 30 minutes will mess you up, make you scream and freeze in shock!