Boogeyman: Tu miedo es real

While I give the film props for an interesting and unique creature design, it can't really elevate a movie that just feels mediocre.

The film presents itself as something of a metaphor for grief, but it ultimately feels extremely toned down and toothless. Jump scares aside, the movie does very little to ratchet up its tension, making its handful of tense moments feel a bit like islands in a sea of "get on with it".

The performances are fine, but ultimately the film never lets the characters really get to dig into their own trauma and depression in a way that might give the film some much needed depth. It ends of feeling as if someone wanted to make the Babadook, but in the style of films like House on Haunted Hill or Thirteen Ghosts.

It's a pleasant enough watch, but you'll forget it in a week.

I can't understand what some people are looking for. Horror movies can't get way better than this. If you are a horror snob, that's ok, but not every horror director is brilliant as Aster or Eggers. If you don't lower your expectations, almost every new horror movie will bring you more disappointment than enjoyment.

Rob Savage is a good horror director, i would even call him a hope for horror genre. I enjoyed his previous movies. BOOGEYMAN is even better. It's the best horror movie since SMILE.

Not a masterpiece for sure, it's flawed. I could live with less jump scares, they seem overused here. Furthermore, i would prefer for the monster to appear less on the screen. It would be more menacing if it didn't constantly pop out here and there. First half of the movie was scary. But, as it progressed, i got desensitized. It was not that scary anymore and there were some pacing problems in the second half.

However, the sum of it was good. Great acting, especially the young girls. Likeable characters: Not something usual in horror movies nowadays. I cared for them and there were many intense scenes that made me anxious. Spooky atmosphere, constant dread, viewer doesn't relax for a second. Monster was a great villain, i really hated it. I won't reveal the ending but i found it very good.

In general, this is not brilliant, neither groundbreaking or mindblowing. But it does what a good horror movie suppose to do. And, i repeat myself but i must emphasize about the characters. It's important for a horror movie to have likeable characters, i watched many ridiculous horror movies in which i didn't care if they live or die. BOOGEYMAN suceeds because these characters are very likeable. That's a lesson that every horror director should learn.

I felt this was a mediocre movie. Some of the jump scares in the first half were pretty well done, but when the Boogeyman started to make a real appearance, the wheels came off for me.

I think the acting was pretty good but there was nothing original or special in this movie. I feel that it's difficult to make a truly scary movie that sticks with you long after you've left the theater; I was hoping The Boogeyman would stick to my bones a bit, but it did not.

If you're looking to kill some time with some jump scares, this is an okay flick. If you're looking for something truly frightening and engaging, I don't believe this is it.

Truly, this movie was screwed over with its title. I know it's an adaptation, but "The Boogeyman" makes it sounds like a bottom-of-the-bargain-bin DVD movie. But while far from original, this is a thoroughly well-crafted, at times thoughtful horror film.

By far, this is one of the most frightening PG-13 movies I've seen. Director Rob Savage has a lot of talent, and he wields the camera with style and with care. Excellent sound design and mixing, as well as a smart subdued musical score, build anticipation for each scare and don't let up the tension once something has been revealed.

The monster is horrifying in its design, but Savage wisely doesn't show it to us very often, and never really shows it to us in detail. Dark, oppressive atmosphere pervades the screen and it leaves a lot of distressing things to the imagination.

While this isn't the first film to hold grief or trauma as a metaphor for its monster, it's done quite well here. The family dynamics in this script are restrained and well-realised, with satisfying thematic payoff at the end.

I have only one major issue with the film, and that's that the characters seem to easily brush off when they see horrifying things. They didn't sell the paranoia at all. And at a couple points Sadie finds potential proof of the monster's existence but never does anything with it. Perhaps there was some material left on the cutting room floor that fills in these gaps, but we may never know.

Still, this is a supernatural scare-fest that's several cuts above average and I would truly recommend it for anyone who enjoys a decent story with their spooks.

Fairly enjoyable dark and creepy, jump scare fest.

Its a terrible title - makes it sound like an 80's straight to video affair.

Get past the title and what you have is a fairly enjoyable horror movie.

Theres not much any horror fan won't have seen many times - something goes bump in the night, the person experiencing it is not believed, things escalate... Jump scares.

Its fairly well done. It got a little silly towards the end that took me out of it a bit, but for the most part its enjoyable.

I doubt I'll watch it again or see it as a milestone film, but not every movie is a classic - some are just an enjoyable way to spend 90 minutes or so.

Refreshingly it is only 90 ish minutes rather than the current trend for over long posterior numbing.