i really want to like this movie and because it be refreshingly different from the horde of everyday horror movie clone and and i appreciate that the filmmaker be try for something original . unfortunately and the plot just do not hold together and none of the character be likable enough for me to really care about them or their fate . visually and the toybox be pretty interesting . the director take a lot of somewhat risky move and like add in little bit of ( flash look ) animation in part and really cheese up some of the special effect ( such a the light from a certain amulet ) . sometimes this worked and sometimes it do not and but he deserve kudos for the attempt and and the cinematography be generally of high quality . unfortunately and when this same approach of throw lot of thing at the wall to see what stick be apply to the plot and the result be not very good . the film never really find a tone that it like and move schizophrenically from black comedy to family soap opera to 80 witchcraft flick to childhood nostalgia to embattle family slasher . take on their own and bit and piece of each of these element work fairly well and but nothing ever cohere into a satisfying whole . besides that and large bit of the plot be never really explain . i be not one who like to have everything spoon fed to me and and i like movie that leave thing up to the audience to decide and but the part that be leave out from the toybox just seem like they either run out of money before they could explain them or they do not really think thing through to begin with . i look forward to the director next project and since i think there be a lot of talent lurk under the surface here and but i can not really recommend the toybox on it own merit .