Jared Fagan

So I try to be realistic with my ratings, it’s not quite a 5 star film but it’s not bad movie by any means. It is a fun watch, and definitely a movie I’d love to watch again! As far as video game movies go this is a great template, freshen up some things to keep it fresh for fans but stay true to the source material as to not lose the essence of what makes the franchise special. Now being PG13 it was not as scary as some horrors we have seen recently but that is not a bad thing. The game is rated T for teen so PG13 is realistically where the movie should land. I felt the acting was great, animatronic design was strong, and the story was paved pretty well. Honestly whether you are familiar with Five nights at Freddy’s or not I highly recommend the film. It is a great experience and I think there is something for everyone here. SPOILER: Please skip this part of my review if you don’t want a spoiler Casting Matthew Lillard as the main antagonist is a great part and the knife wipe like ghost face was a great little nod to one of his previous horror films.

I think it was a solid film and I can see why a lot of people love it the first. I found it to be okay, there were some plot points that felt were elaborated on as much they should have been, and some things the characters did were just over the top not smart. Summary of my paragraphs: It wasn’t the film for me, I felt the decision of the characters was a major draw back, there were some good decisions and some really bad ones. I can see why some people disagree with me and why some people love the movie. There were some great scenes. I just felt that due to bad decisions the characters made there were other things we could have explored that we did not. I think in a time where we have horror films that carefully act out sequences where characters don’t make mind boggling errors that keep the plot rolling, this film just doesn’t hold up. The cast was great but the plot is 100% reliant on people making just completely horrible decisions and choices. I found some sequences enjoyable but then we’d get to a section that was just full of nonsensical decisions and I’d end up face palming since the tension felt disrupted. That being said there were some really good decisions but there were just a ton of bad ones as well. That being the said the beginning was fun and the setup was really good. I felt the like ending could have ended much sooner with some better decision making so that took away from the experience for me personally, but I can see how many would disagree with me.

It wasn’t a bad movie, it was anything ground breaking either. I think the cast was really strong, and I have no issues with the acting portion. The script I feel really held the movie back from its full potential. Though the plot is one we’ve seen many times there are plenty of ways to make it more interesting especially when you work with a team of people this strong.