This is, yet again, your very typical 21st Century Horror Theatrical Release. This movie will remind you of countless others that you've seen for the last twenty or so years. The effects. The story. The presentation. It will all be boringly familiar to you.
The fact that Stephen King's name is attached to this project has little to no significance.
So why did I rate this as highly as a six, you might ask?
Because I love horror movies.
Even the dumb ones.
Even the ones where my eyeballs get a tremendous workout from rolling so much during the course of the movie.
This one here though does have a decent soundtrack with the likes of Beck and Elvis Presley, so there is that.
The actors all do a decent job with the parts they are given.
Chris Messina does a decent job as the patriarch. His performance from Julie & Julia still looms large (can't believe I'm admitting this and in print!) Sophie Thatcher as the big sister really holds the film together and here reminds me so much of Anya Taylor-Joy. And while I'm comparing actors, Messina also reminded me of Dermot Mulroney in this most recent performance.
This family endures a horrible tragedy at the onset of this film, but it is never shown, and only spoken of.
As a matter of fact, there is a bit of confusion, at least there was for me, in the opening scene of this movie and to whom that incident relates to.
Look, this isn't a horrible film. It's not. It's just nothing fresh or different. If you're expecting that, and you may not be, you'll be disappointed.
A highlight here as well is the fantastic David Dastmalchian. He is always superb in his every role no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. He can go from quirk to creep with an ease unparalleled by any of his peers working in films today.
The Boogeyman is thankfully just a short hour and a half give or take with no end credits scene.
And as ridiculous as it may sound, I will watch this film again. I know. But I think it will play better on the small screen in late October and I'm looking forward to a repeat viewing at that time.
The fact that Stephen King's name is attached to this project has little to no significance.
So why did I rate this as highly as a six, you might ask?
Because I love horror movies.
Even the dumb ones.
Even the ones where my eyeballs get a tremendous workout from rolling so much during the course of the movie.
This one here though does have a decent soundtrack with the likes of Beck and Elvis Presley, so there is that.
The actors all do a decent job with the parts they are given.
Chris Messina does a decent job as the patriarch. His performance from Julie & Julia still looms large (can't believe I'm admitting this and in print!) Sophie Thatcher as the big sister really holds the film together and here reminds me so much of Anya Taylor-Joy. And while I'm comparing actors, Messina also reminded me of Dermot Mulroney in this most recent performance.
This family endures a horrible tragedy at the onset of this film, but it is never shown, and only spoken of.
As a matter of fact, there is a bit of confusion, at least there was for me, in the opening scene of this movie and to whom that incident relates to.
Look, this isn't a horrible film. It's not. It's just nothing fresh or different. If you're expecting that, and you may not be, you'll be disappointed.
A highlight here as well is the fantastic David Dastmalchian. He is always superb in his every role no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. He can go from quirk to creep with an ease unparalleled by any of his peers working in films today.
The Boogeyman is thankfully just a short hour and a half give or take with no end credits scene.
And as ridiculous as it may sound, I will watch this film again. I know. But I think it will play better on the small screen in late October and I'm looking forward to a repeat viewing at that time.