Chernobyl Diaries

Acting: 5
Scary movies have never been known for their quality acting and Chernobyl Diaries is no different. I give it a 5 only because the actors and actresses did a great job looking scared, and Yuri was quite entertaining to watch, but overall the acting was average at best
Plot: 7
I thought the story and plot was pretty good, it did a good job setting up the creepy abandoned town and kept me on the edge of my seat waiting for something to pop out from every corner. The plot and background story was a good horror movie setup
Plot Development: 2
This is where the movie really struggled. Although there was a lot of tension and build-up nothing happened as grandly as the set-up made it feel like it would. There was not enough action for the amount of tension the story puts you through and as the movie drags on to the end you feel like not enough happened and the things that did happen make little sense.
Cinematography: 6
I love handheld camera scary movies so they definitely made the right choice in picking that, overall the camera angles and film editing was good and always kept you on the edge of your seat waiting for something bad to happen
Dialogue: 4
Its hard to give any horror movie above a 5 in dialogue because they are not built to excel in writing. Some of the dialogue from the main characters was ridiculous as usual but they redeemed themselves a little with Yuri who was funny and frightening at times

Overall Score:  4.8

Recommendation: If you love scary movies then go see it will entertain you, but if you are looking for a high quality scary movie or a good movie to watch on the weekend, this movie isn't your best bet.