Its Halloween which means 31 days of Halloween themed movies for my annual tradition. Been using Tubi or Vudu free for most. Hard to pass on free movies and the trailer for this I guess looked competent enough to sell me. The concept and Scarecrow mask mostly sold me as I figured I could play some mental goofs with this being some DC (Batman) Scarecrow Origin tale of his testing some new fear toxin.
This movie is bad. Not so bad it's good. Bad. Dry bad. No humor, no script, no effects, no scares, nothing. Some cheese could have saved this but it is entirely dry. And bad. There are no redeeming qualities. It is an entirely boring, bland movie not worth your time. The introduction and premise hold initial promise but things quickly devolve into people walking room to room, sometimes dying, often in literal fisticuffs with Mr Scarecrow.
If the movie had a budget, it doesn't show. Perhaps a larger budget could have made something, but there seems a larger laziness or lack of talent involved given first time directors have made great things with inventive techniques, ideas, etc. It seems they are contend here to simply make a movie. By the end it is simply going through the motions, and I have not since the Cloverfield Paradox been more thankful for the credits to roll. I now know my greatest fear at least. The idea of ever watching this hot trash ever again.
Initial 2/10 felt overharsh, so 3/10. For context, a new record low for me (5 often default, lowest prior was 4 to Cloverfield Paradox)
This movie is bad. Not so bad it's good. Bad. Dry bad. No humor, no script, no effects, no scares, nothing. Some cheese could have saved this but it is entirely dry. And bad. There are no redeeming qualities. It is an entirely boring, bland movie not worth your time. The introduction and premise hold initial promise but things quickly devolve into people walking room to room, sometimes dying, often in literal fisticuffs with Mr Scarecrow.
If the movie had a budget, it doesn't show. Perhaps a larger budget could have made something, but there seems a larger laziness or lack of talent involved given first time directors have made great things with inventive techniques, ideas, etc. It seems they are contend here to simply make a movie. By the end it is simply going through the motions, and I have not since the Cloverfield Paradox been more thankful for the credits to roll. I now know my greatest fear at least. The idea of ever watching this hot trash ever again.
Initial 2/10 felt overharsh, so 3/10. For context, a new record low for me (5 often default, lowest prior was 4 to Cloverfield Paradox)