A great movie for fans, I can see how people who haven't been previously introduced to the franchise would be slow to say its good, however the owner of blumhouse did say that he and Scott Cawthon(the creator of the franchise) had spoken and agreed the movie would be created for fans, not for wider audiences. And I believe( from the standpoint of a fan myself) the movie is a great adaptation of the games and books, with a few changes enough for it to feel fresh and surprising, without deductions from the overall feel of the movie. Over all I would say the acting was great, the prop design from Jim Hensons is flawless, the writing and production we're amazing and it came across really well. I do hope that critics see how the film was made for the fans, and don't give out terrible reviews and ruin any chance of any sequels, that would (yet again) be made for the fans