The Boogeyman is the genericest horror flick I've seen in a long time. Everything in it has been done a thousand times before. The only new idea involves a spherical light. Other than that, there is absolutely nothing you haven't seen before, unless this is your first horror movie.
But I can still enjoy a generic movie if it's made well. It can be argued that Smile is fairly generic, but it was done so well that it became my favorite movie of last year. The Boogeyman, on the other hand, is extremely boring and completely unscary. I did not jump at a single jump-scare attempt. I never once felt creeped out.
It's also really dumb. I'll give a couple examples. Apparently electricity is really expensive in this world. I'm basing this on the fact that there are numerous scenes where all the lights are off in situations that make zero sense to have the lights off. An adolescent is hanging out in her room with all the lights off. A little kid is playing video games in the living room with all the lights off. Why?
Then there is a scene where the light switches no longer work, but Christmas lights still do. Huh??? How about when the closet door slams not once, but twice, and the 10-year-old child decides to investigate instead of running out screaming? That's normal child behavior, right?
In my eyes, The Boogeyman is everything wrong with horror movies. From someone who loves the genre, please do better. (1 viewing, opening Thursday 6/1/2023)
But I can still enjoy a generic movie if it's made well. It can be argued that Smile is fairly generic, but it was done so well that it became my favorite movie of last year. The Boogeyman, on the other hand, is extremely boring and completely unscary. I did not jump at a single jump-scare attempt. I never once felt creeped out.
It's also really dumb. I'll give a couple examples. Apparently electricity is really expensive in this world. I'm basing this on the fact that there are numerous scenes where all the lights are off in situations that make zero sense to have the lights off. An adolescent is hanging out in her room with all the lights off. A little kid is playing video games in the living room with all the lights off. Why?
Then there is a scene where the light switches no longer work, but Christmas lights still do. Huh??? How about when the closet door slams not once, but twice, and the 10-year-old child decides to investigate instead of running out screaming? That's normal child behavior, right?
In my eyes, The Boogeyman is everything wrong with horror movies. From someone who loves the genre, please do better. (1 viewing, opening Thursday 6/1/2023)