Johan Louwet Well I really am no fan of the found footage movies with the shaky hand-cam stuff. The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, The Last Exorcism it's just a few examples of movies I really didn't like. But I wanted to give this one a try because the theme evil kids does appeal to me. Yes the way of filming was no fun experience and the parents of the kids were really annoying especially the father. Unfortunately the movie focuses mostly on the parents talking and doing quite silly not much on what the kids are doing. I would have loved to see how the kids would have been planning are their evil acts instead. They look lovely and that is always a plus when they eventually turn out to be little monsters. That doesn't take away though that the result of what they did when filmed even when it's only shown a few seconds is quite an effective shock much more than everything they did was shown in detail. The finale could have been better. All in all enjoyable but not for a re-watch.

gfouty2001 Don't believe any of the good reviews on here. They obviously are involved in the movie somehow.I have seen a lot of stupid, boring movies and this is one of the worst I have ever seen.This movie starts off slow and never picks up. I kept watching thinking "it's got to get better right". Never happened. You don't care about anyone it the movie. There is no tension. There is no action. Not at any time do you think to yourself "this could be someone's home movie". It is just bad.I buy dvds then watch them. I've been doing it for at least 10+ years now and have a couple thousand dvds and blurays. In all that time and with as many bad movies I have kept there are about 3 or 4 movies that, after watching them, I hate so much that I just throw away. This is one of those movies.

nightwatch4773 As I am reviewing new films for IMDb, I like to occasionally go back down memory lane and review a film I saw in years past. Since last night I watched Apartment 143 another film of this sub genre ilk, I suddenly thought of the glory days of these particular films and Viola!!! Home Movie snuck into my mind. How can you go wrong here.....parents, one a reverend and the other a psychologist will 2 kids that lets just say are off the beaten path lurking down a 2 rut road. In other words very troubled and trouble is what they bring to the table in this moody, dark, creepy, foreboding and deeply insidious indie gem. I won't give anything away but I will say this, I had trouble walking by a park playground for months and I have seen almost every horror film out there. Pregnant females stay far away and males about to be a father watch and be warned. Both children deserve Oscar nominations for their haunting performances......

hauntme I will start this review as positively as I can manage. The genre of documentary, POV, consumer-grade, hand held video films is one of my favorites. It is a direction cinema as art should be taking. Within these films, the fact that there are directors and actors involved in production is suspended. This method sustains a kernel of truth which allows for incredible levels of immersion and flow.Forgive me since I am reviewing this film from memory.This film begins with the director's Disneyland fantasy of an enthusiastic, life loving couple. The parents here are self absorbed and constantly inviting the camera into their painful attempts at enjoyment. They are caricatures, completely without wit or realism. The fact that the producer says in the extras that his 1st task was to avoid this result is evidence of the complete lack of rigor that went into the film.This product is way too glossy and hollow...the director allowing extra financing and the inept producer on helm completely destroyed whatever vision he had.Due to boredom I almost missed the key scene for the story arc: the bedtime dragon story. I did not bemoan it...pitiful writingI was rolling on the floor when the father (who is a priest for inexplicable reasons) start his chants and exorcisms. Predictable, unbelievable...the script and production on this was constantly tearing me away from the movie.Many scenes have difficultly explaining for the presence of the camera...aftermath diaries or clues would have been sufficient instead of filming every detail like an undergrad film studentFrom the beginning I was on the side of the children. Like them, the viewer is left dissociated from the entire mess and wanting revenge on the blind, stupid, and raving spectacle in front of them.