The Boogeyman reviewed by Matt Donato. Narrated by Max Scoville.
The Boogeyman can be described the same way car salespeople might market their mid-range best sellers: sturdy, dependable, and efficient. "Like a rock," they'd repeat. Rob Savage once more proves that PG-13 ratings aren't shackles on filmmakers who want to send their audiences screaming in the other direction, since The Boogeyman is the scariest horror film of the year (so far). But scares aren’t everything, and this familiar trapped-with-a-monster setup can sometimes be its own worst enemy as the story meanders between frightful imagery. Thankfully its cup overfloweth with nightmare fuel, elevating the otherwise-standardized storytelling that doesn't reach all that far beyond generic outlines of marginally better families-versus-demons showstoppers. The Boogeyman is a capable creepshow built for mass appeal that gets the job done because at the end of the day, scary is as scary does.
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The Boogeyman can be described the same way car salespeople might market their mid-range best sellers: sturdy, dependable, and efficient. "Like a rock," they'd repeat. Rob Savage once more proves that PG-13 ratings aren't shackles on filmmakers who want to send their audiences screaming in the other direction, since The Boogeyman is the scariest horror film of the year (so far). But scares aren’t everything, and this familiar trapped-with-a-monster setup can sometimes be its own worst enemy as the story meanders between frightful imagery. Thankfully its cup overfloweth with nightmare fuel, elevating the otherwise-standardized storytelling that doesn't reach all that far beyond generic outlines of marginally better families-versus-demons showstoppers. The Boogeyman is a capable creepshow built for mass appeal that gets the job done because at the end of the day, scary is as scary does.
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