Remember Boogeyman from 2005 (and its sequels)? This film, based on a Stephen King short story, not only has a very similar title, but it's not a million miles away in terms of storyline either. It's slightly better than the 2005 film, but since I gave that one a rating of 1/10, that's not saying much.
The plot revolves around that old horror movie cliche, the monster in the closet (or under the bed). There's a nasty creature killing emotionally troubled children, but only after it has had fun scaring them; young Sawyer Harper (Vivien Lyra Blair) will be its next victim unless older sister Sadie (Sophie Thatcher) can do something to stop it.
Totally lacking in originality, The Boogeyman is instantly forgettable, generic, mainstream PG-13 horror that relies on predictable jump scares and loud noises to get any kind of reaction from its audience. The film reminded me of so many films in recent years -- Mama, Smile, The Babadook, Lights Out, to name a few -- with stock characters and an uninspired CGI creature.
Characters behave stupidly, no-one turns the lights on (a crazy woman would rather burn a few hundred dollars worth of candles than flick a switch), and Sadie faces the monster with a hockey stick when she has already seen it survive being blasted several times by a shotgun.
3/10 -- Further proof that they will make a film out of absolutely anything written by King.
The plot revolves around that old horror movie cliche, the monster in the closet (or under the bed). There's a nasty creature killing emotionally troubled children, but only after it has had fun scaring them; young Sawyer Harper (Vivien Lyra Blair) will be its next victim unless older sister Sadie (Sophie Thatcher) can do something to stop it.
Totally lacking in originality, The Boogeyman is instantly forgettable, generic, mainstream PG-13 horror that relies on predictable jump scares and loud noises to get any kind of reaction from its audience. The film reminded me of so many films in recent years -- Mama, Smile, The Babadook, Lights Out, to name a few -- with stock characters and an uninspired CGI creature.
Characters behave stupidly, no-one turns the lights on (a crazy woman would rather burn a few hundred dollars worth of candles than flick a switch), and Sadie faces the monster with a hockey stick when she has already seen it survive being blasted several times by a shotgun.
3/10 -- Further proof that they will make a film out of absolutely anything written by King.