Review of The Black Phone (2022) by Imthenoob — 14 Aug 2022
The Black Phone is a shockingly underwhelming and disappointing movie. The inconsistent tone is definitely the most glaring issue of the film. For every dark moment we get, we are treated to one that tries to be funny. It's a painful clash of opponents that ruins the attempts to lay down a suspenseful atmosphere. The editing and writing of the film also make it a bit jarring with how abrupt and out-of-place some scenes feel.
Like why did the Grabber have a brother who legit only appeared in two scenes throughout the film and had zero relevance? He was an utterly needless character that didn't need to be in there and yet we wasted time on him. Then we had flashbacks showing a bit of backstory of the grabber's victims, my guess is to humanize them a bit more when in all honesty, it does anything but that. Again, They were needless scenes that didn't need to happen that simply brought down the flow of the movie. And the most criminal thing of all but the lack of Ethan Hawke. He was fantastic as the main villain and yet we really don't get to see much of him at all, it sucked.
Overall, I think with a more polished script, This one could have been far better than what it was.
This review of The Black Phone (2022) was written by Imthenoob on 14 Aug 2022.
The Black Phone has generally received positive reviews.
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