Review of Ouija (2014) by Leon B — 03 Jul 2015

Review:

I usually stay away from movies in this genre because I'm not a big fan of the supernatural but I thought that I would give this a go because there's not that many new films coming out this month. What A Big Mistake! Everybody knows that nothing good comes out with playing with a Ouija board but when Laine's best friend mysteriously dies, she finds footage of her using the board so she decides to try and connect to her through the board, with her friends. Clever! They then awaken a dark force which begins to make there life hell so they seek help to try and takedown the dark force. To be honest, I totally lost interest in this film once I saw that it was a gullible bunch of teenagers messing with a darker force. The acting isn't that great and the predictable storyline became tedious after a while. The little bit of action towards the end was also a let down, after such a big build up and I really don't know why they just didn't leave the whole board thing alone after the first mysterious death. Anyway, I totally didn't enjoy this film and I can't believe that it made so much money at the box office. Boring & Uninteresting! .

Round-Up:

All of the cast in this movie, haven't starred in anything major before this project so I can't really comment on there performance. Its the first movie from director, Stiles White, but he has contributed to many big movies with his writing and special effect skills. From Jurassic Park III, Galaxy Quest, The Sixth Sense, Interview With A Vampire and the Ghost in the Darkness, we have all enjoyed his special effects at some point and he has also written the Possession and Knowing, which weren't that great. With such a big profit at the box office, I'm sure were going to be seeing Ouija II soon but I personally won't be rushing to see it. My expectations for the movie wasn't that high so I wasn't that surprised with the outcome. It also didn't go down well with the critics which is why I'm so surprised with the box office takings. There's obviously still an audience for this type of movie but I still find it quite hard to take them seriously. .

Budget: $5million.

Worldwide Gross: $102.5million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their supernatural, horror movies about a group of friends who try and connect to there dead friend through a Ouija board. 2/10.