martymcflyjb Review of Hangman's Curse

Hangman's Curse (2003)

This realistic take on the "secret agent kid" movie succeeds on many levels. 8/10

[6/10 · 12 September 2003]

This movie was somewhat of a pleasant suprise for me. I knew Frank Peretti was an excellent writer but I haven't read Hangman's Curse, and I was afraid that his superb writing might be lost in transition to the screen as LaHaye and Jenkins' was with Left Behind. This movie was not in the same boat. The screenwriters have done an excellent job, and the director has crafted a movie that is suspenseful and atmospheric, but also gives you some good jump scares. The movie succeeds in being a family movie and a Christian movie without being cheesy or preachy. This movie is safe for the family, and actually a much higher quality film than we get with similar Hollywood films such as Agent Cody Banks and Spy Kids, not to mention much more realistic. Even if you just like a suspense/mystery flick then this is for you. And as I said, it's not a preachy movie, so if you are worried it will be too "Christian", it's not. Check it out, and hopefully it will do well and the studios will greenlight more Peretti projects (This Present Darkness would be an AMAZING film).