Bird (Kathryn Prescott), a young high school student, discovers an old polaroid camera in an antique store where she works, and begins taking pictures with it. The first person she photographs is Tyler (Davi Santos), a co-worker, who is attacked and killed. The next person Bird snaps with the polaroid is a party hostess, who is also found dead the next day. Bird comes to realize that whoever she photographs with the camera winds up dying, and that there is an evil entity inside the camera. She and her friends, all of whose images have been captured by the camera, set out to learn the secret of the polaroid so they can save themselves. This brings them to the widow of a demented man who captured, tortured and murdered four teens, but her story may not be the whole truth. Can Bird destroy the entity before she and the others succumb ...
Polaroid, rated PG-13, is an engaging and interesting horror film that gets its points across without resorting to overly graphic mayhem or sadism. The acting is effective, and that includes Mitch Pileggi as the town sheriff, who has secrets of his own. The camera creature is creepy looking and there are several suspenseful and well-handled sequences.
Verdict: A satisfying if unspectacular horror film with a premise straight out of EC comics. ***.
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