Movie review - "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (2011) **1/2

This gets off to a highly unpleasant start with a woman having her teeth chiselled out and the little kid who plays the lead is uncharismatic but this is quite spooky as long as the cast aren't speaking that terrible dialogue. A telemovie given a decent budget if not stunningly original handling - the house looks great, Katie Holmes isn't bad, Guy Pearce's American accent grates, Pearce and Alan Dale have a Neighbours reunion. It loses a bit of magic for Aussie audiences seeing all these Aussies pretending to be foreigners (e.g. Garry MacDonald, Jack Thompson).