Review of Sam Was Here (2016) by Oscar P — 26 Apr 2017

I really wanted to love this. Southern gothic style horror, psychological horror and creepy trailer parks are right up my alley... but this movie did not do it for me. The cinematography is stunning and the acting is solid, the idea must have been good at some point.

But holy crap. I was just so bored for most of the movie. A few times it got my creeped-out meter up pretty high, but most of the time it was just doing something that had already been done in some form, except really slowly, with no real point to it.

The ending is deeply unsatisfying and makes me even more frustrated. One of the worst parts for me was "Eddy" and his movements at the end. This movie is all aesthetic and very little tangible substance.