Excellent Clever writing, great acting, good direction. This film has been panned because Glenn Beck was cast as himself at the end of the film. Yep, our society has devolved to a point that content doesn't matter if someone you ideologically don't agree with. Glen becks appearance was small, and only had to do with an interview and book promotion by the main character of the film. Nothing political at all. I would propose that if anyone else had been cast in the role with the exact same lines, many negative reviews would have been positive reviews. Lets remember, this is a fictional horror story. Nothing else. Those who are uncomfortable the message, might want to reevaluate their own selves, and the choices they have made. The message that poor decisions lead to worse decisions, and that those immoral decisions may lead to unintended and unforeseen eternal consequences, is nothing new. If one doesn't like that message, maybe you are on the precipice of losing something due to an external influence you invited in.