It is a British supernatural horror movie directed by John Pogue and is loosely based on the Philip experiment. Which is a parasitology experiment.
Plot:
A university professor attempting to prove poltergeist are manifesting of the human psyche and not supernatural beings.
I found this to be an interesting type of movie that I watch. The story is interesting over what the Philip experiment is and the characters doing it. It's interesting how a professor is trying to prove that Jane isn't possessed at all and the stuff they do to her. Like keeping her awake to regimen of sleep deprivation will result in increased activity and having her look at this bright light object. It builds up pretty well, with Jane apparition becoming more dangerous throughout the movie and the truth behind it. The movie gets complicated on the reveal of it, but it is interesting to learn about it. But one flaw with the movie is that it uses cheap jump scares throughout and is predictable to see it coming. I also didn't find this movie to be that scary it's your usual supernatural cliches you see in any movies out there. But the ending gives off an eerie vibe to it.
The characters themselves are a hit or miss for the most part.
Professor Joseph is the guy who is doing this experiment on Jane to prove something. I found him to be an interesting character with his motive and his determination to get this experiment right. Jared Harris does a pretty good job with his performance.
Brain McNeil is one of his students who decides to help out with the experiments, but soon, he takes concern over how the professor treats Jane. I found to be mostly bland with little personality and isn't that interesting at all.
Jane Harper is the girl who Joseph is doing the experiments on. I found her to be an interesting character with the stuff she does throughout the movie, but I wish I could see the backstory of her to feel for her.
Krissi and Harry are other people helping out with the experiments who aren't that interesting and lack any development to them.
The Quiet Ones is a decent supernatural horror movie that is interesting to learn about but isn't creepy at all.
Rating: 6.6/10
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