‘Insidious’ Round-up

(Brace yourself for a spooky update!)

Insidious premiered at TIFF nearly a week ago, and is being well-received by audiences and critics alike! Unfortunately, Rose didn’t attend the festival, and wasn’t a part of any of the festivities; including the press conference I thought would happen. (She’s more than likely very busy filming ‘X-Men: First Class’.) The film has already found a distributor (Sony Pictures) and will most likely receive a PG-13 rating. I’ve read several reviews of the film, and was happily-surprised that all of them were VERY positive. Here are a few of my favorites that mention Rose’s performance:

[If you don't want to read any spoilers, these reviews are pretty easy to skip through when the author goes into specific bits of the film.]

Xomba excerpt:

…It helps that the film is cast perfectly, as Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson are flawless.

Fangoria excerpt:

Real-deal actors Rose Byrne from 28 WEEKS LATER and HARD CANDY’s Patrick Wilson—it always helps to have good actors anchoring a phantasmagoria like this.

JoBlo Excerpt:

Rose Byrne, of DAMAGES, is great as the caring Mom who immediately believes there’s something paranormal going on in her home. Her mounting hysteria is very well acted without ever devolving into histrionics.

Also, a short clip of the film has been released. It’s equally eerie and confusing, but definitely worth viewing. I’ve added the clip to the media archive, and screen captures to the gallery. (Big thanks to Cariel for the clip & captures!!!)

I usually don’t like thriller/horror films, (mostly because they’re rarely any good) but this movie seems great, and I’m very excited to see it now!