Review of The Monkey's Paw (2013) by Zach O — 14 Oct 2013

I saw it in the theater in NYC and it was way better than I expected for a low budget horror movie - well shot, solid acting, beautifully shot and great sound - I can definitely see why this film deserved a theatrical release.

Stephen Lang from Avatar was really terrifying and CJ Thomason from Harper's Island was great as the lead. The kills were really well done and cringe-worthy... Corbin Bleu was really cool too with his Cajun accent - I actually want to see the movie again just to try to figure what he was saying sometimes.

I've been to New Orleans before and they really featured the city a lot in this - it really doesn't seem like it could have taken place anywhere else and the locations make the story even more creepy and scary.

It's definitely worth seeing in the theater if it's playing near you and I'll probably watch it again on VOD or definitely when it runs on TV.