Jim Blank

It’s a Blumhouse horror film. Like almost every other Blumhouse film, they approach scary and good, but can never quite seal the deal. Everything wrong with this film has been described ad nauseam in other reviews- the flimsy story, the flat acting, the lack of cohesion in events. It’s a shame because this franchise deserved better. The story had promise in the beginning, but just kind of spiraled out in to a very inclusive, diverse, non scary, deeply derivative homage to the original. Although it wasn’t a point of focus, this film somehow managed to conjure up a line about slavery. Can we have just one movie where race and politics isn’t a thing?

Disney has really hijacked this IP and made it something cringeworthy. I feel bad for the visual effect and sound artisans who brought this unworthy show to life. The acting is cheesy and belongs in a teenage soap opera. I can’t suspend my disbelief for this show at all. It’s like someone took the world of Star Wars and made a fan film with their theater kid actress friends.