Review of The Gallows (2015) by John A — 16 Mar 2016
Good looking twenty-somethings playing teenagers? Check. Shaky found footage? Check. Loud noises? Double check. Welcome to the current state of horror films, and The Gallows. In the film, a group of teenagers are locked in a school the night before the big stage play that hasn't been put on since the horrible accident.
To be honest and give credit where it's due, the film has a couple good ideas. Now, to take that credit away as quickly as possible, it squanders those ideas again and again. The acting, to get the ball rolling, is serviceable.
No one is expecting anything out of these actors, as they are just filling the shoes of genre cliches, but they are serviceable. As for everything else, good luck figuring out what is actually happening.
Once the kids break in, it's all loud noises and darkness. Fortunately, the film is a brisk one and the pacing keeps things going once they start, so by the time it does end, the viewer is left with a drawn out slog.
Like I said, there are good ideas, but they are wasted, which is a shame, since Unfriended was a nice resurgence for found footage horror.
This review of The Gallows (2015) was written by John A on 16 Mar 2016.
The Gallows has generally received negative reviews.
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