Slender Man (2018) Movie Review

Slender Man (2018) Review

Hello again guys and here is my second review of another horror movie but very different than the first, in terms of execution, story and quality. 

In Hereditary you got the best of both world, in terms of style and substance. In this one, however, it's all style and no substance whatsoever. And even the style is not so much to look at but the main problem of the movie is the titular character, who has a very thin backstory that is practically nonexistent. It relies heavily on cheap jump scares, genre cliches and predictability that any shred of a substance for this movie is gone. 

However, there is some good to get out of this and that is the haunting atmosphere that, to my surprise, it really works. Plus, combined with some of the imagery, that is a bit disturbing and the sound effects, which are very chilling, you get, at least in some occasions, some traces of a good horror movie. 

Overall, despite of that, the movie is very cliched, which makes it very predictable and, although the Slender Man is a terrifying presence, his underdevelopment makes it as thin as its introduction. I expected more from a urban legend of this caliber. 5.5/10

OK guys, these are the reviews for today. Next up, some movies from April that I could not review them then and The Nun of course. Until then, take care and keep on reviewing!