this movie have already be compare to way too many classic and well know contemporary horror film . that because it a classic story . a woman move into the haunt house of her memory and discovers ghost and a mystery and start work it all out while a cynical husband state that it can not be real and and eventually resolve the pained past of what cause the haunting in the first place and thus lead to transcendence . there be creepy child and bump in the night and and an old woman with shady motivation . it literally couldn not go wrong . and it doesn not . j. a. bayona get the help of famed pan labyrinth director guillermo del toro to float and move and and explore his way through dusty room and hidden basement and and creepy hallway . belen rueda play a caring and compassionate mother who only want to protect her son and though she make mistake that sometimes a mother make . creepy ghost child play hide and seek and treasure hunt game and ultimately lead to a compelling twist . this movie be carefully design and even hold a few surprise . whereas it may not be the most original movie out there and it certainly have it place for an audience crave a good old fashion horror movie theme around something other than idiot trap in a room full of intricate torture device . it a very nice return to form and and it probably something you should see before the grubby hollywood exec put their dirty paw on it and turn it into a cutitsacat . glurge o mania . polarisdib .