Review of The Forest (2016) by Erika D — 08 Jan 2016

Total wasteof time and money. Not scary at all.

This review of The Forest (2016) was written by Erika D on 08 Jan 2016.

The Forest has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Cheryl Eddy (10) for io9.com (258) on 13 Mar 2017

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By Andrea M (519) on 30 Sep 2017

The premise of the film seemed interesting enough, but the movie plays out like a history session…

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By Lilly R (21) on 30 Sep 2017

The premise of the film seemed interesting enough, but the movie plays out like a history session…

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By Collin P (449) on 28 Jul 2017

7/28/2017: Pretty disappointing. The cast did a good job (love Dormer), but it wasn't that scary…

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By Hurricane16 (23) on 02 Feb 2018

An interesting premise is put to waste by too many jump scares and a muddled plot…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 17 May 2017

Wow...people are tearing this apart. This is not one of the great horror movies, however, it also isn't one of the worst either…

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By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 07 Dec 2018

It has ghosts, it has atmosphere, it's well-acted and scary…

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By Bigjon1958 (17) on 09 Oct 2017

Horrible movie, can't believe it rated as high as it did. The story is hard to follow at the beginning and jumps around…

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By Stephanie L (419) on 30 Sep 2017

The premise of the film seemed interesting enough, but the movie plays out like a history session…

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