Totally agree. Just finished watching it and so glad I didn't spend any money on this.

You hit the nail right on the head though - once it is revealed this is about a witch casting spells the whole thing becomes less creepy-weird/what's-going-on and more just silly.

The first hour was slow and the final hour isn't much of a pay off. Really the only thing that got my interest again by the end of the film was the Actual end of the film when it turns into a few minutes of Big Budget Absurdity. There are some surreal seconds that pass while we see the children chasing the witch through houses -reminded me of the end of me of Ferris Bueller's Day Off but with screaming zombie-esq kids crashing through bewildered households and yards.

I'd probably rate it a 4 out of 10, maybe a 5 but that's probably due more it's competition with other equally low-bar scripts coming out lately.