When they arrive, the small community does not exactly welcome them with open arms. Armed with footage of her birth mother ditching baby Margot at the hospital, the film crew travels with Margot, Sam, and a creepy child named Eli (Colin Keane) back to the Amish community where they hope to unearth the mysteries of Margot’s long-lost mother and extended family. Set in March 2021, Margot’s search for answers leads her to Scottsdale, Arizona, where she meets her first biological relative, Sam (Henry Ayres-Brown). However, how can one be bothered to care when every moment preceding it is simply generic and predictable found footage pitfalls? Eventually, Next of Kin gets to a final fifteen minutes that are at least entertaining. This has literally never been an action-heavy franchise, but the pacing here is laboriously slow. I kept waiting for the film to approach the dizzying heights of past installments even at its worst, Paranormal Activity has been host to a bevy of intriguing concepts, carefully structured scares, and pulse-pounding finales. Instead, we follow Margot (Emily Bader) and a documentary film crew as she journeys to learn more about her shadowy pre-adoption past and birth mother. Scripted by series mainstay Christopher Landon ( Paranormal Activity 2, 3, 4, and The Marked Ones), the action shifts away from Toby, Micah, camera setups, and anxiety-inducing nights of pure fear. After an extended hiatus, the Paranormal Activity series has finally returned in the form of a Paramount Plus original film.
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