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Pass the Popcorn: Paranormal Activity

The little movie that could has ridden the underground wave of cult popularity thanks to a college campus marketing scheme that costs pennies on the dollar. The 14K indie has turned over millions upon millions, so it has to be good, right?

Nope. It's all hype. Perhaps if you watch it in a packed theater in the middle of the night, it might startle you. But if you watch it for what it is, you'll see an incredibly monotonous first and second act, actors that aren't trained at improvising dialogue, and a payoff that's so-so, at best.

A little bit of fun sandwiched between an hour and a half of the same nonsensical whining doesn't cut the mustard. I would recommend writing a script next time for a sharper delivery on a promising idea.