Horror Noire

I've given it an score of 6, based on the average of what I rated each segment.

The first story, The Lake I think was by far the best one. And it set a strong tone, but I think a majority of the stories that followed were a let down. I think all the stories boasted great ideas, but for me, the execution of them fell short in places.

Brand of Evil again was a good idea, but came across a little silly.

Bride Before You I don't fully get. Would have liked a little more clarity on that one.

The story Fugue State felt a bit comical, and I don't think it should have been. That could have been darker. I don't feel like the main actress in that story pulled it off very well.

Daddy was next strong one after The Lake. I thought the main actor was really good in it, but again, like Bride Before You, it could have elaborated on a little bit.

Sundown was ok. It was an obvious comedy, but didn't really hit all the comedic notes for me.

Individual scores:

The Lake - 7/10 Brand of Evil - 6/10 Bride Before You - 5/10 Fugue State - 4 Daddy - 7/10 Sundown - 5/10.

I was hopeful after the first minute, it seemed like this had a decent budget and filmed well, then the dialogue started unfortunately. The writing is terrible, the stories lack imagination, and overall silly and boring. Since this is supposed to be a showcase for black horror given the title it amazes me the writer ignored hundreds of years of powerful folklore in black history, many of which would offer excellent stories.

The stories were mediocre, even for an anthology styled film. I think many of the actors could do so much more given better scripts. I hope to see more of them. I've been a fan of Lenora Crichlow since she starred in Being Human (British series). Ditch the writers, keep the cast.

Thought all were well made and strong acting. Agree with other that some of them could have been fleshed out. I liked Sundown and Daddy. Though Daddy could have been longer, kid and dad were great and scary. I'd like to see a sequel as the concept is clever.

I see some people were disappointed with this film. I personally, am glad to see something fresh from Hollywood. New stories are always welcome. I'm sick of Hollywood remaking everything and tossing in all that CGI. I appreciate that the stories were based on the black experience as opposed to just having a few black characters with no depth, that only serve as cannon fodder.