Review of The Forest (2016) by Edward B — 08 Jan 2016

Better then the average ghost movie - but still not great. Solid C+.

This review of The Forest (2016) was written by Edward B on 08 Jan 2016.

The Forest has generally received mixed reviews.

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Lackluster...I went in with low expectations and it lacked actual scares. Even the the jump scares failed for the most part…

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By Samuel M (745) on 01 Mar 2017

Bla bla bla...jump scare...bla bla bla... falso jump scare... bla bla bla... alguien muere ... bla bla bla espítiu creepy…

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