Paranormal Activity

A couple moves into a new home, and they start hearing strange noises at night. The husband, Micah (Micah Sloat), carries a camera around and sets it up at the foot of the bed when they sleep. The wife (Katie Featherston) reveals that she’s heard and seen strange, demonic things for most of her life. Shit happens, and we watch the found footage. This “mockumentary” owes its life to The Blair Witch Project, and it’s generating a lot of hype with its slow release schedule. It has some legitimate scares, including the mother of all freak-outs in its last 20 minutes. But it also has a lot of minutiae, and the wait for the scares is frustrating. Still, the movie is a very unique viewing experience, and it has a lasting effect. It’s very low-budget, and that’s obvious.