Daniel Rey along with his wife Kristi daughter Ali toddler son Hunter and their dog move to Carlsbad California. A few days later their residence is broken into however nothing appears to be missing. In order to prevent re-occurrences they install a number of security cameras that will record everything on a DVR. After they hire a Spanish-speaking nanny to look after Hunter she informs them that there is something wrong in their house and performs prayers much to the chagrin of Daniel who lets her go. He will subsequently regret this decision as more inexplicable and strange incidents occur with Ali concluding after a research that their house may be possessed by a demonic entity.
Review
As with the first Paranormal Activity this movie is largely suggestive instead of implicit with its creepiness. The performances given by the actors are genuine and the characters are more relatable than in the first movie. This movie both expands on the Paranormal Activity mythos and provides a genuinely scary experience so it comes highly recommended. So many horror movies these days either mistake gross for scary (Drag Me to Hell) or are uneventfulpredictable with characters no one could care about (The Strangers White Noise 12 The Eye Shutter etc.). The Paranormal Activity movies stand out as the best horror films since the superb El Orphanato you just have to be willing to fill in some of the blanks yourself to truly appreciate the terror.
Many people "poohpooh" the Paranormal Activity films but I think it's likely because they've become desensitized to good horror by all the tripe that constantly comes out undeservedly under the "horror" name these days. Do yourself a favour and see this movie if you are a horror buff. It won't disappoint as long as you're smart enough to understand the movie and what makes it scary.