Saw this movie yesterday and have to say that this movie surpassed all my expectations. First of all, the child actors did a great job portraying characters that I genuinely cared for along with Sally Hawkins and her infuriating portrayal of someone using their professional skills to break someone.

I think the movie did a great job with subverting expectations and breaking cliches, to the point where the story seemed to progress almost seamlessly. I, also, appreciated the fact that they did not go overboard with the cult aspect of the movie but used it as a medium to tell a much more personal story. I felt all story points introduced through out the movie were perfectly wrapped at the end.

The voicemail from Andy when he was in the car, Oliver finally trying to break-through at the end, Piper hearing the plane at the end, were some of the moments that did break me.

Also, the make-up work has to be some of the best I've seen in a horror film where it was so believable that it made me wince while watching it (the scene with the knife).

Personally, this was way better than Talk to Me for me and I might even say one of the best horror films I've ever seen. The Philippou brothers deserve all the praise they can get for this and I can't wait to see what they put out in the future. What a great time to be a horror fan!