And when I say I'm glad a film had a jump scare in it, you know it must be special. But the couple jump scares Lights Out uses I'm actually okay with because of how well executed they were. I'm not a fan of jump scares, I think they're typically very cheap ways to get some cheap short-lasting scares out of your audience and I have quite the aversion to their uncreativity. Where Lights Out shines is the mood, atmosphere, and emotion, and just how quickly is establishes it all (in under 2 minutes), and how it goes out with a bang. The cinematography is above average but also nothing incredible, the camera angles work and some are pretty clever and do a damn good job with the suspense, but is it something I've never seen before? No. It deals with the "darkness brings evil" aspect many horror movies touch bases with at one point in the film so there's nothing special about the idea behind Lights Out, it's the execution and cinematography. It's extremely simple and does nothing surprisingly well, but the fact that it's 3 minutes and so simple but still evokes that feel of horror is impressive to say the least.
Lights Out is a tiny jewel which more horror fans should know about.
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