nickboldrini

The set up is ok, but then this degenerates into torture, which is unpleasant, but not really scary - because there is no substance to this. Like many horrors it thinks making you feel uncomfortable about things is scary, but although it is not too graphic (some of the nastiest bits aren't shown in detail) frankly I just didn't care what happened to the characters. Not as smart as it thinks it is, though the twist at the end and the scene in the middle of the credits make it a bit more interesting. Overall this took elements of many movies, but didn't gel them togethor to make a convincing whole.

I Loved this book as a child, but apart from some of the main characters, this bears little resemblance to that book. I can understand the desire to update the story, but this just doesn't really engage. Kids might like it, though. But not fans of the original book.