Review of The Forest (2016) by Zmgalen2000 — 09 Jan 2016

While a definite thriller, this movie wasn't as expected, and was quite underwhelming. From beginning to end, it is horror, which isn't really a good thing. The movie both starts and ends with a horror scene, as is the middle of the movie, leading to me getting sick of repetition throughout.

Additionally, the ending may have been a twist, but it was quite dull. It didn't really become a "sum" to the movie. And I get that not all movies have a happy ending, but this one didn't even really have much of an ending at all for that matter.

I understand cliffhangers and the whole bit, but it seemed as if something else was supposed to happen, having the ending leave me with the reaction of, "That's it? There's not any more?". I completely understand why the movie got a 34/100 (at the time of this review).

Most of the horror scenes were, in fact, shown in the trailer, so most of the movie was expected as it progressed. Additionally, this movie followed the stereotype of a typical horror film. The protagonist faces encounters with ghosts and creepy girls, as she makes the obvious wrong decisions throughout, while making each movement of her muscles slow and steady.

Not to mention, the action of this movie didn't really start until the last 20-25 minutes of the film. Overall, I would not see this movie again. It was just too slow to start off, and everything was pretty much expected, and the ending was pure nothing.