Ouija - Spiel nicht mit dem Teufel

"Ouija: The Devil's Board" is first of all a stupid movie, and only then not scary. That is, not even creepy. But the saddest thing is that Stiles White does not even try to bring at least a piece of some soul into this dull action. It is worth noting that continuing to successfully scare audiences in theaters for so many years is not an easy task, so the value of people like James Wan in cinema cannot be underestimated. His own enthusiasm, all the things Stiles White lacks.

So, the Ouija board is a wooden board that serves to communicate with spirits. It should be noted that this fact is disputed by many critics, and it was originally invented as a game in no way connected with mysticism. In the film, everything is positioned completely differently. With the help of the board, you can really communicate with the spirits of the dead, as usual, often evil and disgusting looking. This is what a group of teenagers did one evening.

Instead of creating a mysterious creepy atmosphere, White relies solely on cheap scary moments, the complete inadequacy of the characters and a couple of plot twists stolen from Astral. What to do if strange things happen in the house? Lie to a friend and stay in it alone. What to do if the lights suddenly go out after a session with ghosts? Split up and go check the counters. "Weegee" in a sense can be considered a parody insofar as it exploits the templates and clichés of horror films. It is literally assembled from parts of other horror films.

At the same time, it's amazing how Hasbro not only allowed the use of their game, but also undertook to partially sponsor the film. After all, no one in their right mind and solid memory will go to buy an Ouija board after watching a White film. Although the movie is not scary, it is unlikely that anyone will want to experiment on themselves. But what is most interesting is that you can buy such boards in a regular toy store and play with them as much as you want! Great Christmas present, huh?

As for the atmosphere of the film, they decided to make the film just very dark. The premises are often lit with a single flashlight, which means that it is almost impossible to see anything other than the frightened faces of the actors. Huge space for imagination and savings on the budget at the same time. Yes, and the film was shot in a school standard way, not elegantly and rudely.

The absence of any music is striking, because it is well known how cleverly the soundtrack sometimes saves horror. It not only helps to build up the atmosphere, but also simply contributes to the smooth flow of the action. Again, everything that Anton Sanko does not do.

The film is not saved by the excessive dramatization of the plot, which is forgotten in time by both the characters and, apparently, the screenwriters, when the so-called "tense" moments require it. This gives a little more space for the actors to show that they can cry and suffer and be scared. And their work is to be commended. Olivia Cooke is by far the best thing that happened to Weegee. However, in this case, the film is more like a museum exhibition of five guys demonstrating what nature has endowed them with.

The most amazing face to pay attention to in the credits is not even producer Michael Bay, but Jason Bloom. It seems that he still misses the target every time, misses also happen. And then he missed quite a lot. "Weegee: The Devil's Board" is a disastrously incompetent film that tries to ride on Halloween-themed "boo" moments, like the unexpected appearance of a guy behind his girlfriend's back. News reports are scarier to watch. However, the main thing is that neither efforts, nor attempts, nor love are noticeable in the film. Pure robbery of the audience.

Okay...so. Normally when you see a PG-13 horror movie come out, it's either going to totally suck, or rock. This movie was actually, in the middle. It did not suck and it did not rock. *It was basically a mixture of Insidious and Final Destination.* The scares in the movie were typically those corny jump-scares, but I have to say, they weren't bad. (Or really that good, either.) The thing about PG-13 horror movies is that they aren't really that scary at all. This movie was alright, I wouldn't say scary, but it would be enough to scare a little kid because of the loud noises and scary images. The story is okay. It kind of gets better and worse and better and worse. In the beginning, the story is declining, getting worse and worse, because of all the cliché and disappointing climaxes. Then, it sort of gets better... and then back down to really bad. Then, in the second half of the movie, it starts to get really, really, intense and actually good. When you think it's over, it isn't. But when it is over, you wouldn't think that was the end. The acting was.. okay? In the beginning the acting totally STANK! I mean, it was really fake. But it got better and better as the movie progressed. The main character, Laine (Olivia Cooke) did an okay job of acting. She was the type in the movie that was sort of dumb, but in the end turned out to be a bit clever. All the things in the movie that happen are mostly things that you'd expect to happen. The special effects really were disappointing, when the monster/entity (not revealing any more than that) is shown, WOW are the effects SO FAKE.

Lastly, don't let reviews change your mind about a movie. They are simply opinions. Just because this movie has under average ratings doesn't mean that you will automatically think this movie will and always will stink. Don't always look at the negative sides of a movie. :) And also, be careful. On my trip for watching this movie, there was a young delinquent cracking jokes to his "encouraging" friends, disrupting the full experience, so I may have missed some good parts of the movie.

A door closing. An eye changing colour. Another door closing. If any of these things frighten you, you'll still find Ouija boring.

The acting is wooden (even from the usually good Olivia Cooke), every plot development is telegraphed and predictable, and the whole thing reads like a first draft full of placeholder dialogue.

After watching it, I was completely unsurprised to find that half the film had been re-shot and the last 20 minutes completely added from scratch.

It's a film with no scares, no good dialogue, no interesting ideas, nothing at all. It's completely and totally vacuous.

Holds your interest throughout though it's not on a par with, say, Hell House. The cast is attractive and capable and the effects pretty good. The main reason to watch is Ana Coto, a young actress as full of charm as a peach is full of sweetness. If I had my way she'd be a star.

This movie never had a chance of being good - it's a modern horror movie based on a board game. Still, it could have been campy fun. After all, it is a board game. But no, Ouija is not fun. It's very, very boring.

Everything about this movie fails on so many levels. The writing doesn't have a single original or interesting idea, and it doesn't even make sense in the end. The acting is dull, though that's largely due to the fact that our characters spend the majority of the film moping around their houses and at school. There's no way of gaining momentum of suspense when nothing is happening. The characters play the board game a couple times and there are a handful of cheap jump scares and bad effects. That's it. The direction is flat and indifferent. Worst of all, it's not scary in the least.

Ouija is the absolute bare minimum for a horror movie, completely devoid of energy, inspiration, and any interest in telling an original story.