Review of Baghead

Baghead (2023)
7/10
Gets better and better as it goes along
25 February 2024
Generally the pattern I've found for horror movies is that they start off strong and get worse and worse as they go along. 'Baghead' was the opposite. After a weak opening scene and some clunky set up, I was gearing myself for a long 90 minutes. Then somewhere along the line the film found its groove and by the end it had actually turned into an above average horror movie.

When the concept was first explained I thought it was a terrible idea. But the filmmakers did a good job of getting everything out of the concept they could. I was surprised at how effective it actually was by the end of the film. Also there are actually some decent scares in the movie. The visual effects were done to a good standard and helped ensure there was some creepy imagery to go along with it.

Pretty much all the violence is off-screen. The film isn't interested in gore, more so in creating an atmosphere. If that sounds like your kind of thing this one might just surprise you. 7/10.
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