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The Boogeyman

The Boogeyman

2023

Rob Savage

Chris Messina, Sophie Thatcher, David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland ...

5.1

3,120

Horror Adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Boogeyman'.

	Author	Review
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"A minor but effectively nerve-jangling Stephen King adaptation"	NEU
United States	Ben Pearson SlashFilm	"A solid, sturdy entry in the modern horror canon"	POS
United Kingdom	Kevin Harley Total Film	"A mix of mourning allegory and monster movie that's fitfully scary but also ill-plotted, clichéd and murky (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Once 'The Boogeyman' goes all in on becoming a screeching, jump-scare creature feature, most of its merits are hacked and slashed into oblivion"	NEG
United States	Chase Hutchinson Collider	"A frequently petrifying new adaptation of a short story by Stephen King"	NEU
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"[It] shows he can also make an involving, ungimmicky ghost story with perfectly constructed menace and mayhem (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"Deftly made yet derivative Stephen King horror (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Josh Korngut Dread Central	"Unfortunately its simplicity and scares have been replaced by tired allusions to grief and a host of uninteresting new characters (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	William Bibbiani The Wrap	"No matter how frightening the individual moments may be, and no matter how impressive it is that we only ever see enough of the monster to excite our imagination (...) it never quite gets under the skin"	NEU
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Stylish horror film (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"[It] culminates in a potent but generic nightmare (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"What this adaptation of an early Stephen King short story lacks in novely, it makes up for in strong performances and a big climax (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"[It] is packed with familiar beats and little personality (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"Shock mechanics, CGI, and simplistic psychology are more important than any abiding sense of dread or inconceivable terror"	NEG
United States	Todd Gilchrist Variety	"Good but not great, 'The Boogeyman' vividly reminds viewers what it's like to be afraid of the dark —but for better or worse, the effect doesn't linger once the lights come back on"	NEU
Canada	Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"[It] does an outstanding job of terrifying without forgetting about the very human emotions & relationships that anchor & elevate the story (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Matthew Jackson Paste Magazine	"A satisfyingly spooky exploration of fear"	POS
United States	Matthew Monagle Austin Chronicle	"The film itself falls victim to some of the most frustrating tropes of modern horror (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Kristy Puchko Mashable	"Summer's scariest movie has arrived"	POS
United States	Derek Smith Slant	"'The Boogeyman' is like so many other modern horror films that prioritize mood above all else (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
Canada	Mel Valentin Screen Anarchy	"Messina, Thatcher and Blair (...) make every plot development, every character beat, and ultimately, every emotion feels grounded, genuine, and above all, authentic"	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"'The Boogeyman' is packed with familiar beats and little personality, the horror equivalent of a rising music star making a fan-friendly Christmas album as their biggest project yet (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"It is still rather effective at what it sets out to do (...) But by choosing literalness over ambiguity, 'The Boogeyman' doesn’t quite stick the landing (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Leigh Monson AV Club	"[It] will scare you out of your seat"	POS
United Kingdom	Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"While [it] is as narratively generic, Rob Savage brings an innate humanness and playful spirit that lifts this otherwise-rote monster movie"	NEU
United States	John Serba Decider	"It’s just math: A couple of creepy moments can’t compensate for dozens of irritating, repetitive cliches"	NEG
Ireland	Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"'The Boogeyman' feels like it could have been written by anyone. There's a blandness about it that's impossible to ignore, and the concept is too thin to be satisfying (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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