Review of Boogeyman (2012) by Janae O — 24 Jan 2009

This is not a re-make of the 1980 film but a story of the Boogeyman that follows the American folk tales more closely. Although it has a promising start with a very frightening pre-title sequence and some eerie locations, the story starts to fall apart.

There is a long stretch in the middle where nothing is done to advance the plot. These scenes donâ??t even create atmosphere, they just seem pointless. Like most post-2000 horror films, there are a lot of "jump scares" that fall flat, ruining the tension that earlier scenes built up.

The ending is the worst part. There is no explanation for the creature, no real conclusion and the methods the main character uses to defeat the Boogeyman donâ??t make sense. The climactic scene in the Boogeyman's realm (which is just a walk through previous locations used in the movie) is too fast and too confusing with a very unconvincing monster.