Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin – Movie Review
Director: William Eubank
Writer: Christopher Landon, Oren Peli (Screenplay)
Cast
- Emily Bader (Fresh Kills)
- Roland Buck III (The Week Of)
- Dan Lippert (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
- Jaye Ayres-Brown (Last Ferry)
- Tom Nowicki (Remember the Titans)
Plot: Margot, a young woman who was abandoned by her mother as a baby, travels to a secluded Amish community with a documentary film crew seeking answers about her mother and extended family.
Runtime: 1 Hour 38 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin starts when Margot (Bader) teams up with Chris (Buck III), Dale (Lippert) and Samuel (Ayres-Brown) to learn about her past. She has learnt she was abandoned by her Amish mother and wants to connect with the family.
Once they get involved with the community, they start learning about her mother’s involvement in it. However, things start getting out of hand when she starts learning more disturbing factors about the location.
Verdict on Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin is the latest addition to the Paranormal Activity franchise. This takes things in a different direction as a group of friends find themselves investigating one’s birthplace. However, what they find is a lot more terrifying than they could imagine.
This is a movie that looks to go in a different direction, moving away from the original family. While that is good, it is still filled with the same naïve horror mistakes, including investigating in the dark, but not the daytime. Where this one stands out is with the revelation in the final act, taking everything in a much crazier direction, unlike anything we have seen before. Despite taking things in a fresh direction, it doesn’t feel as natural in the found footage concept it wants to create.
Final Thoughts – Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin is another watchable addition to the franchise.
