Review of Slender Man (2018) by Davrosdaleks1 — 11 Aug 2018

It has its moments, but Slender Man is ultimately a dull affair.

What is really disappointing is that the first ten minutes or so are pretty good. We are introduced to the four main characters. (One of the positive points of Slender Man is its actors.) The dialogue and pacing is pretty good, but then things just fall apart. There are a lot of dull scenes of the characters talking, arguing, and investigating without much interaction with anyone else. It doesn't help that the rules to Slender Man are vague and confusing throughout, and the exposition is delivered haphazardly. The ending in particular is a muddled mess.

To its credit, the actual scares in this are pretty good. They do manage to capture what makes the Slender Man so scary in the first place. There are some really impactful visuals. The director is an artist when it comes to spooky forests and having Slender Man fading in and out of the background. (Although on the other hand, there is an annoyingly large amount of close-ups.).

As spooky and nice looking as this movie can be, the good bits are just too few and far apart. I can't recommend this.