Review of Lights Out (2016) by Akshatmahajan — 19 Oct 2020
Lights Out was great. I started watching movie with least expectations (mainly after seeing mixed reviews) but it was much more than my expectations. I totally enjoyed it.
This movie will get your pulse up fast, revealing the "horror" very early on. Interestingly enough, it keeps that pulse up throughout the movie despite of this. The concept of something that can only appear and be seen if it's dark is bound to lead to a jump scare whenever it appears. Towards the end you've almost gotten so used to it that the scare effect wears off a bit, and is one of two reason I don't rank this a 10. But thanks to a good story and good actors, the movie still holds its ground to the very end.
The characters are really good, well written and performed. The plot has some weight and emotion to it, and with a solid ending that wraps things up in a much more satisfying way.
All in all you get everything you want from a jump scare movie with Lights Out, with a good plot and good actors that deliver, and a scare factor we all can relate to.
This review of Lights Out (2016) was written by Akshatmahajan on 19 Oct 2020.
Lights Out has generally received positive reviews.
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