Oculus

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Bx G For once the Critics are more accurate than the Audience😲! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Stephen L Mike Flanagan’s Oculus is a horror film with ambition, using psychological tension and a fractured narrative to elevate what could have been a standard haunted mirror premise. The story, told through interwoven timelines, follows siblings Kaylie and Tim as they confront a supernatural force that tore their family apart years earlier. What sets Oculus apart is its confident direction and commitment to blurring reality with delusion. Flanagan crafts eerie, disorienting sequences that challenge both the characters and the audience’s perception of truth. Karen Gillan delivers a strong lead performance, though some of the film’s structural choices—particularly its repetitive setup—dilute the impact of the horror. While Oculus doesn’t fully transcend its genre, it’s a well-executed psychological horror film with a unique approach to supernatural terror. It may not leave a lasting chill, but its craftsmanship and unsettling atmosphere make it worth watching. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review stephen b It's interesting watching this for the first time after seeing some of the Netflix shows. It's cool to see how the haunted family, between time lapses drama came into fruition as a movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/03/25 Full Review Erik J I realize I am 11 years late to this movie and if it was good then, for some unknown reason, it sure as hell did not hold up. It was recommended in my streaming feed and the trailer looked good but this movie was so unfulfilling that the ending actually made me angry. They waste way too much time trying to build dread and run the past and present as interwoven timelines, but that is ineffective because you know in the first 5 minutes how the past timeline was resolved, so the buildup to that climax is a huge letdown. And the current timeline gets so convoluted between what is real and what is a "trick" of the mirror that I didn't really care much what happened in the end. And then the actual ending was a cop out, nothing really got resolved, and I felt like Mike Flanagan wasted 2 hours of my life. Skip this. Or if you're that intrigued by the trailer, fast forward to the point where they give this history of the mirror, and then fast forward to the last 5 minutes and you've gotten the gist of the entire movie. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/25 Full Review chinthakuntla m I felt this movie would have turned into a huge success if it had a happy ending Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/25 Full Review Audience Member Okay at best not much of a plot, no way to get the win. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/30/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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