I didn't mind the step mother struggling to bond with her step daughters storyline too much. But it's also the only thing about the movie that really landed for me.
Every thing else (the forgotten childhood trauma, wise elderly neighbor with the vested interest in the supernatural stuff, and the troubled ex-wife) just didn't have enough development to grab my attention. Even when the movie gets into it's whole parallel dimension/imaginary world, it's too little too late and despite some…