This isn't a horror movie. To be fair, I don't generally like the horror genre, but I had a feeling that this would be more suspenseful than scary, so I decided to give it a try. It wasn't even suspenseful. It was boring. I stopped watching quite a few times, but eventually decided to see it through because I thought the end would at least give a clue as to what they director was trying to do with the film. Nope. Literally no point in watching to the end.
I think it could have been a great movie. It seems like someone had a great idea, pitched it, and then didn't know how to follow through once they got the green light on the project. Characters aren't fully developed. Plot is all over the place and inconsistent. No moral to learn. Unrealistic plot elements like a mob chasing a car and keeping up with the car. If it were truly a horror film, adding enough scare moments to please the fans of the horror genre would have made up for the anemic plot. It didn't even manage to do that much.
I guess if your kid (younger than teens -- teens will find this lame) wants to watch a "scary" movie and you are okay with them being exposed to underage drinking and implied sexual activity, you could let them watch this and spare yourself being on nightmare duty for the next week or so. Otherwise, I'd pass on this one.
I think it could have been a great movie. It seems like someone had a great idea, pitched it, and then didn't know how to follow through once they got the green light on the project. Characters aren't fully developed. Plot is all over the place and inconsistent. No moral to learn. Unrealistic plot elements like a mob chasing a car and keeping up with the car. If it were truly a horror film, adding enough scare moments to please the fans of the horror genre would have made up for the anemic plot. It didn't even manage to do that much.
I guess if your kid (younger than teens -- teens will find this lame) wants to watch a "scary" movie and you are okay with them being exposed to underage drinking and implied sexual activity, you could let them watch this and spare yourself being on nightmare duty for the next week or so. Otherwise, I'd pass on this one.