While "Cucuy: The Boogeyman" definitely was reminiscent of the glorious 1990s hay days of horror, then the movie was also suffering from being generic and non-distinct.
The movie was enjoyable enough for what it was, don't get me wrong. And I did sit through the entire movie, being mildly entertained. But the movie just never got up into a scary mode, or kicked into a high paced gear, nor did it offer anything overly exciting to the horror genre that haven't already been done countless times before in other horror movies.
The concept was enjoyable, for sure. But it just felt like, 'come on, I've seen something very similar to this is other movies from some decades ago'. So on that account, the movie was suffering from being unoriginal. But hey, if you haven't, by some miraculous manner, never seen a 1990s horror movie, then chances are you will find great enjoyment in "Cucuy: The Boogeyman".
As for the creature, the Cucuy, presented in this 2018 movie. Nah. Just nah. For a seasoned horror veteran as myself, then a man wearing a latex mask with lacking proper facial movements, and glowing red eyes, just didn't cut it. For a younger audience perhaps, but not for seasoned veterans of the horror genre.
The acting in "Cucuy: The Boogeyman" was actually good, especially taking into consideration the generic storyline and script that they had to work with. But the actors and actresses definitely helped make the movie enjoyable.
The movie was lacking scary moments and the atmosphere, while they did indeed try, just didn't really prove to have that much of an impact.
The storyline was generic, albeit straightforward. Don't get your hopes up for anything grand or innovative here. No, instead you get a very mundane horror movie that follows a very used formula of how to make a creature feature. Predictable and lacking surprises and scares.
All in all, then this was a very generic horror movie. One that is adequate enough for a single viewing, but then it will be bagged, tagged, stored and forgotten.
