The Babadook is one the horror films I have heard good things about and when I saw it available on Dvdigi I immediately set out to watch. And it was as good as they said.
Amelia is a widow who struggles with her 6 year old son. He has behavioural problems and an active imagination. Amelia doesn't really have any practical or emotional help since her sister is distant and condescending and only her neighbour who has Parkinson's disease offers some small help in her daily life.
She still suffers from the death of her husband (who died at an accident on the way to take her to the hospital to give birth) and is emotionally unequipped with the demands of her son. Never getting enough sleep, not finding satisfaction in her job as a nurse at an old people's home, missing her dead husband all adds up to her strain and at one point we do not know whether the Babadook is really there of just a representation of the things that give her a hard time. That was the most scary part and I was really worried about the little boy who actually started to act normally after his mother started to behave strangely. Loved the actors, loved the washed up cinematography and the special effects which were just the right dose (not showy).
I highly recommend this one.
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