Review of The Forest (2016) by Junelkean — 29 Jun 2017

A forest where people end their lives, and a blonde (Dormer) is entering it to find her twin sister. Yep! Sounds interesting, and as a matter of fact, this movie is set within the real suicide forest of Japan, where many souls are coming back angrily.

It did not use the forest properly as a background, and really had nothing to do with the storyline. But you can see the director's effort to pull off a clichéd horror flick. This movie delivers plenty tension-building moments, but as it sets up for a resolution, it ends up to cheap jumpscares which are really, at most times, irritating and annoying. The acting is nothing really special, but Dormer's character has a lot of depth, and that is the strongest part of this movie.

VERDICT: Within the whole realm of things, the forest wasn't explored the way it should have been. There are plenty of cheap jumpscares that would annoy you, but the director's first effort is still a nice try.