I wasn't convinced by the acting, but having not seen the previous three films, I didn't know whether this was a knowing contrivance; it was pretty consistently bad across the board. Much scenery was chewed. However, despite that, I thought the first 3/4 of the film delivered very well on a technical level. In particular, the camerawork was solid, and very adroit at delivering scenes that oblige you to scan every detail waiting for something sinister to happen. Indeed, I thought everything hung together very well to deliver quite an unnerving atmosphere. Unfortunately, the finale did not fulfil expectations, and so much of the set-up was lost to what felt like a second-rate tribute to Blair Witch.
