In Dublin, Andrew Fleming looks to prove to his wife that their home is not haunted. He figures if he can film and do some investigating, he can come up with evidence of logical reasons for any spooky activity. Why he decided to upload this to his vlog for people to watch I don’t know because I can simply prove to myself that ghosts don’t exist by sitting on my couch and going about my business. I guess if he hadn’t uploaded his skeptic video journals we wouldn’t have had collected footage to edit together into a full length film. Andrew claims he wants the viewers help to figure out what is actually going down in their family home. Oh. I’ll shut up now. His wife goes to stay with her parents (along with their one year old) and wants to sell the place. Andrew is a fan of the house, so he’s asked for a week to prove there’s nothing supernatural in the works before taking the big step of just selling the property and moving somewhere else. HVAC and plumbing are probable nightmares for the homeowner especially because the strange sounds only started up after the remodel and instillations happened. Of course, that business stirred something up and our hero’s continued monitoring of the house is going to prove his wife’s suspicions correct. We get the usual noises, moving objects and even some shadowy things moving in the background of shots to build up the haunting as Andrew has to finally admit to himself that he’s out of his depth while he gets a bit obsessive with his current project. A newspaper clipping answers a major question as to the why and the title of the movie lets you know anyways who may be knocking around the place. The “excitement” of pseudoscience combines with the lethargy of ghost hunting for a stretch but the affable protagonist makes it tolerable. I mean, it’s necessary to a found footage ghost movie, isn’t it? Especially when one is trying to be as convincing as it can be. So, a necessary evil when it comes down to these kinda flicks. There’s a nice little mystery at the heart of things and as I said earlier, our lead (nearly only performer) is likable (kudos to jack of all trades Michael Keane) and not one of those insufferable idiots that usually pick up a camera in these things. It’s solid for what it is but there’s really only so much you can do. It can’t help but be boring because of how it presents itself and watching a solo ghost hunt with someone who refuses to fake evidence is tedious in the best of circumstances. Still. I respect Mr. Keane for getting it done and having an actual story thread for his found footage flick.
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