Following the tragic loss of her father, Leah's mother (Laurie Holden) attempts to escape the depressing memories by moving with her daughter to a new town. The daughter is upset leaving her friends and new boyfriend and, following a particularly nasty argument, Leah's plausible teen angst leads to an occult ceremony in the middle of the woods. Leah summons the demon Pyewacket and tragedy follows. The gamble Pyewacket takes is risky as all hell. In a scenario where both main characters could have come off as unsympathetic assholes, it successfully toes the line and pulls off presenting them as flawed but immensely likable. They have a true mother/daughter chemistry and it shines above all else. Sadly, there isn't much else that stands out. It's a competent film and offers one extremely well-placed gut punch but outside of that, it feels a bit lean.
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