The Taking of Deborah Logan

This found-footage horror thriller, starring Jill Larson in the title role, is a cut above many recent efforts in the over-used genre

This found-footage horror thriller, starring Jill Larson in the title role, is a cut above many recent efforts in the over-used genre.

Carefully pacing its revelations, the film focuses on a pushy medical student (Michelle Ang) who begins filming Larson's elderly Alzheimer's sufferer. As the subject's condition worsens, an alarming possibility arises - is her rapid decline caused by dementia, or demonic possession?

It's a potentially exploitative notion, but Larson's committed performance keeps the film on track and there are plenty of shocks in store for horror film fans.