This very contained potboiler feels like a throwback to one of those bottom-shelf unknown VHS titles in your video store's horror section that you would take a chance on but would not be rewarded by for doing so. Apart from revealing its hand too early - story-wise no need to watch after the first third - there are many things that distance the viewer. The fragmented timeline is presumably meant to make the viewer feel the protagonist's disorientation and questioning of what is happening (is it supernatural or something else?) but is very clunky to follow. The four main performances do not gel - the mother is mostly ramped up to nine throughout, the sheriff stridently one-note, the father bewildered and the daughter frustratingly bland - and the writing is thin. If you can get through the first third (and that will depend on your tolerance for lots of whispers off, doors that open/close by themselves and random bright lights), there are some sparingly-used but well-realised special effects, and the finale does liven up somewhat, but overall this is a very minor sci-fi thriller.
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