"The Atticus Institute" is another found-footage Horror movie. It tells its story documentary style, mostly at the beginning, and features what is an incredible amount of footage from testing performed in 1976 on a possessed woman. I didn't realize security cameras were so prevalent in the '70s.

I know that the seasoned movie critic or fanatic dismisses found footage movies. It seems mostly because found footage is not as cinematic and offers opportunities to turn out cheap scares or thrills at the expense of accomplished film making. Looking back at my movie watching history, I've noticed that I normally like found footage movies. When I don't, it's mostly because something is filled with silly jump scares at the expense of suspense or atmospheric scares. "The Atticus Institute" has its share of those jump scares, but they weren't expected. That is, the director didn't tip you off that there was a jump scare coming. There wasn't the opportunity to hide your eyes. What this movie did offer, especially through the first three-quarters of its run time, was an intriguing story and lots of neat little twists.

I'm sure my enjoyment of "The Atticus Institute" stems from my Christian beliefs. To me, there is nothing scarier than possession films. I've never been a Catholic, but the thought of someone being possessed by the ultimate evil is horrifying. I know that this fact made the movie scarier to me. It also explains why "The Exorcist" is still the scariest film I've ever seen. There were a number of times during my viewing of "The Atticus Institute" when I found myself getting a little scared, which happens rarely when I'm watching movies.

This isn't a gory flick. There are a few moments of blood and black-colored barf, but it's ultimately pretty tame. The characters are convincing enough and the movie seems pretty well acted. The biggest selling point is the progression of the experiments on the possessed woman. As the U.S. military becomes involved, it still stays interesting. Even their ulterior motive drives the tension of the experiments up a few notches.

The conclusion isn't unexpected. I won't bother to explain or spoil it other than to say it was kind of a letdown. Overall though, I really enjoyed this.