The Bloody Man

The actors would usually scream their lines instead of being natural. The two bullies in the classroom were extra loud for the scene and the fake laughing was super annoying. The father had only one expression, smiling - no matter the situation. I gave it a 2 instead of a 1 because the musical soundtrack was it's only good feature.

This definitely wasn't my favorite movie. I can find redeeming qualities in most films so I'll start there. First, the score is decent! Could have been a little more ... effective, but was fun where it counted. The acting is baffling. It's almost like no one was there to direct them, which for young actors is (in my opinion) not their fault. It's like a photographer snapping a portrait while someone is looking down. It's not the subjects fault the picture turns out bad. There's moments of intensity that don't deserve intensity, and the dad never stops smiling, and is insincere at best. I've been going through a lot of indie horror movies on tubi, and while I can guarantee I've seen worse movies, this was a difficult watch. Could have been a lot shorter and probably been more effective. The backstory on the main villain was kind of too involved to be scary.

Budget film not even worth watching it's painful. Can't believe this got 6 stars! If I could give this 0 I would. They should be paying me for wasting my time with this.

Just not in a very well-done way. I get the whole 80's vibe, it's just too slow and boring. The family drama and dynamics was fine and not badly done. I liked the little short stories the kids told. The reason this failed is really because of the chosen boogeyman. The Bloody Man wasn't scary, he was an annoying protagonist at best. Like the silly chucky doll, only without any backstory, motives, funny moments, or interesting lines. Just a bald guy bleeding from his head at random times, that was menacing-ish.

.... or some such religious cult type message dealt to the audience wrapped in a horror movie, that isn't all that good. Seriously: Davey and Goliath was the first thing I thought of while trying to watch this, only because the actors seemed like they were calymation puppets, but with half the talent.

Mix that in with references to religious comic book characters, and it pretty well sums up who the target audience is for this.

The props/wardrobe department did the best they could, but probably worked with the same budget that hired the actors. There are no fixes for this movie without cremating it, and starting from scratch. If you intend on keeping with the religious message from the first attempt, I'm just not the audience you're looking for.