That was an excellent one.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I wanted to like this movie more than I did. Just seems like I've seen this plot before somewhere. And why oh why do evil kids in movies always sport huge dark bags under their eyes?

I'm not a horror movie person but sometimes one pleasantly surprised me; I only watched this on demand bc of the critic rating which was over 70%, guess I watched a TOTALLY different flick! I'm the type of person who needs answers and t

I wasn't expecting that much from this movie, because it all just seemed very familiar. Evil children turning on their parents who are too dumb to notice anything's wrong until it's too late, there are at least a dozen movies like that. Combine that with an incredibly uninspired title and you get a movie that just sits on my shelf for years.Unjustly, because as unoriginal and predictable this movie is...it's also really freightening! The scary atmosphere is done really well, and it helps that you don't actually see the children kill for the first two acts. It's all in the power of suggestion, and in the feeling of dread you get from every scene. The child actors are also great, their blank, unemotional stares send shivers down my spine. The plot follows the creepy kid formula beat by beat, but it's not a problem. Just take the obligatory first kill, the one that always looks like it's an accident. That scene is executed perfectly, really unnerving. The movie never really drops the ball from then on.There's nothing ground-breaking about "The Children", there's not even anything interesting to the plot. It's very much style over substance, but the style is great and that's enough for me to recommend it.

In the movie, "The Children" 2 very different sisters, blond Elaine and dark-haired Chloe get together for the holidays to ring in the New Year. Elaine, Chloe, and their families are British and this movie was filmed in the UK countryside. It took me a while to understand British slang, though. Elaine, husband Jonah, and 3 children, young daughter Miranda, young son, Paulie, and scowling teen daughter Casey are visiting Chloe and her husband Robby, young son, Nicky and little daughter, Leah for the holiday. Casey is moody, hormonal and in other words, a normal teen. Jonah, her step-dad has grounded her from seeing her friends and Casey mopes around while her siblings and cousins run around like hellions. Paulie is a very solemn boy and he isn't feeling very well. He throws up and cries, much to Casey's annoyance. Elaine helps him. The next day, the other kids, with the exception of Casey are all throwing up and becoming homicidal in their intentions against their parents. The transformation of perfectly normal, rambunctious children into homicidal monsters is chilling. The makeup on the kids is great too! They honestly looked like very sick children! The movie has a slow buildup, the performances are excellent, and the children are very frightening!