Review of The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) by Jivan W — 25 Apr 2015

Found footage horrors tend to follow certain tropes, and this film is no exception. With a little suspense-of-disbelief, it procures an effective tension that is undoubtedly nerve-wrecking. Jump-scares aside, Robitel provides the audience with a variety of eerie scenes that redeem a plot that's hardly surprising, or innovative, of the genre.

The Taking of Deborah Logan employs a steady finesse but finishes like a blunt spade. Although, highly entertaining in its own right and a far cry better than most of its contemporaries, the film succumbs to an ironic kind of cinematic amnesia.