Review of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) by Voodoo123 — 28 Aug 2020
Some interesting moments throughout but overall it felt like the 60sbsetting was used as window dressing only and the jump scares were common and felt cheap. Throw in a pretty forgettable set of two dimensional characters and some pretty average cinematography and what is left just lacks any particular flavour to be worthy of remembering fondly.
Conceptually there's something here.... Also the abundance of cgi kinda stood out here. Less is more folks. Go practical at all times unless absolutely necessary. In general too much 'clear view of the monster' was evident here which is a massive fail when it comes to the horror genre when building tension.
Production was high quality but the lead actor felt like a bad choice. I never felt truly emotionally connected to her backstory or motivation.
This review of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) was written by Voodoo123 on 28 Aug 2020.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has generally received positive reviews.
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