Review of Lights Out (2016) by Joshua L — 22 Nov 2016

Surprisingly boring. Fell asleep multiple times.

This review of Lights Out (2016) was written by Joshua L on 22 Nov 2016.

Lights Out has generally received positive reviews.

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Wow. The bar is clearly set very low these days if this is the kind of horror film that gets critical reviews and makes millions…

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By Memes M (4) on 25 Nov 2018

A horror that relies way too much on cheap jump scares and had no thought go into the writing of its script. Lights Out is NOT worth a watch…

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By Jens S (711) on 08 Dec 2018

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By Lvimas (1) on 31 Oct 2020

The film is good. But it's not as scary as I would like…

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The importance of changing light bulbs…

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By Henry M (278) on 03 Jun 2018

A frightful horror that is smart, simple, scary all at the same time with an interesting and original story matched by the realistic performances…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 15 Jan 2019

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