With more mundane, stationary surveillance, though contemporarily taken from Macbook cameras, smart phones, and video chats, it all begins to feel like more of the same 'ol activity. More self-opening doors, swinging chandeliers, and a cat jumping into the frame lack inspiration even an "it's only a Prius!" jump moment seems desperate but still earns a laugh. A simple "Hi" from someone popping up outside Robbie's house at night makes for a giggly-jumpy surprise there's some creepy-fun business separately involving a disappearing kitchen knife, the X-Box Kinect tracking dots, and a pesky garage door and horror-movie fans will surely find a cute nod to the tricycle scene in "The Shining." Aside from stock scares of someone appearing in the frame or a sudden crashing noise and fake-out jumps every now and then, the filmmakers can't seem to sustain a you-there-are tension this time around or summon any new, memorable parlor tricks that used to jangle our nerves and make us afraid of the dark. Writer-directors Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, who are two for two with "Catfish" and "Paranormal Activity 3," still manage to hold us in anticipation, until all the quiet waiting around erupts into a jolt or sometimes nothing. Before she even makes the discovery of ancient cult symbols, the family is obviously doomed. or some sort of supernatural force, Ben sets up cameras all over the house for Alex. In hopes of catching more weird activity from Robbie talking to his invisible friend "Toby" at 3 a.m. The fact that he wears socks with sandals and politely shakes Wyatt's hand are nothing compared to what Ben finds on the playback of recorded video chats in Alex's bedroom. Being around the same age, Wyatt and Robbie become playmates, but Alex and her boyfriend Ben (Matt Shively) are suspicious of the neighbor boy. When his mom is allegedly sick in the hospital, Robbie stays with Alex's family for a few days. Alex notices the strange little boy who lives across the street, Robbie (Brady Allen), walking around the neighborhood, and then in the wee hours of the morning hears and sees ambulances outside his house. Now in 2011, Henderson, Nevada, 15-year-old Alex (Kathryn Newton) lives in a roomy home with her dysfunctional parents (Alexondra Lee and real-life but now-deceased husband Stephen Dunham) and little brother Wyatt (Aiden Lovekamp). Five years since the possessed (and heavy-footed) Katie abducted her nephew Hunter, their whereabouts remain unknown, natch.
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