Heidi is about a teenage boy who records everything, hypothetically for a prank show on Youtube. He and his best friend are bird sitting for an older woman when they find a hidden attic in one of her closets. Inside is a treasure trove of comic books and art...as well as a doll named Heidi. They toss her aside but immediately turn to find her sitting up again. From there, things start to happen relatively fast. The old woman is found with her head turned completely around and her bird cooked in the oven. The doll starts showing up at both of the boys' houses. The boys blame each other while the sightings escalate. Ryan, the main character, becomes a suspect in the old lady's murder while he also meets a new love interest in the neighborhood. Lots of moving parts come together in this one while you wait for the doll to take its revenge.
First, the acting is pretty bad in this. What is scripted, sounds scripted. What is made up is mostly just cursing. The budget is low (there is a camera malfunction every time the doll "moves") but that sometimes works to the advantage of the movie. The doll accomplishes quite a bit for a mostly inanimate object and really seems to hate pets. Overall, the story is fairly all over the place but the movie isn't a complete waste of time. Certain found footage rhythms can still result in a good scare. The ending is pretty cool, too.
I would give this a C- overall.
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