nanagladys

I believe that James McAvoy is definitely one of the best actors of our time. And his part in this remake is the only reason I went as high as a 6. I went into seeing this not realizing that it was a remake, I don't like to know too much about a movie going in, the less I know the better plus I hate spoilers! So I'm sat there and I'm thinking Ive seen something like this, my brain is not at it's finest this week but I was so disappointed when it clicked that I knew what happens next. I have never understood why non Hollywood movies need to be given an American makeover, it gets dumbed down and it's a bit insulting to the viewer, and to do so only two years after the first one is just unnecessary. Maybe I allowed myself to be swept up in the hype and build up because I thought it was just ok. It didn't have the same tension as the original and of course I knew what happened in the original version. The silver lining in this was getting to watch Mr. McAvoy do what he does best for 1hr 50m. That I could never tire of!

So after reading all the hate about this movie I didn't want to pay to see it and so waited for it to be on sky, I got my comfies on popcorn ready and sat down ready to hate it... But I didn't! I don't know who put it in the horror genre but it was not a horror, there was nothing scary about it, but it had a strange vibe to it, solid acting, and although in places I found it plodded along, overall it wasn't bad & having seen so many horror movies I have definitely seen bad! And so it's worth a watch if you fancy a bit of weirdness, I shall resume my quest of finding a horror movie that actually scares me ( not jump scares they don't count)

This movie was one long mish mash of other horror movies and with the solid score it has I was expecting a little more. It wasn't awful but it wasn't great, just ok. I didn't find it scary, more of a teen horror flick, I guess I'm getting old. I did however think the use of the pink Floyd track was brilliant. So it's a 6 not terrible just ok.