a a horror movie fan i try to watch all significant novelty of this genre and especially those which be the product of my native cinema . and i can say that that the power of fear ( or vedma a the russian title of it ) be one of the weak film among them . firstly and it can not scary even a little kid and it pace so slowly and so predictable that there be no place for the real horror . frankly speaking and it bad in all point represent from the goofy plot ( i do not know why the russian producer or director decide to transform the classic story about ukrainian witchcraft into some lame and ridiculous modern day america thriller . i absolutely agree with the previous reviewer it doesn not thrill a bit ) and to the terrible and cheesy actor work . all actor include the lead valeri nikolayev and yevgeniya kryukova who be quite famous in russia look like wooden doll or something like that and it seem to me they do not even bother to play at all and only speak their english line without any expression . and at the end i do not really understand why they film this flick in english with russian actor . i think it be their wrong turn . at least they could cast some american or english actor for the lead part to make them look more convincing . the same i can say about so call small american town background which be shoot in estonia and look like it . the only positive moment i find in the power of fear be the visual effect . they be not excellent but rather good for the russian film . and the music be ok and at least it doesn not irritate me . that why i give it two star . overall and if you want to see good horror film do not waste your time and money on this boring flick . and if you be look for something that claim to be a russian horror i would advise you to find a copy of viy or the spirit of evil . it really the terrific movie base on the same novel a power of fear but much and much good .