The 100 Candles Game

I thought the film was very weak. The plot is unconvincing. Those stories they tell just aren't scary. By the third story about the child who can't leave home, I was already disappointed. The following story of the woman in an oxygen mask is just boring. And the ending is so abrupt that I literally gasped - not from horror but from exasperation.

I'm down with a collection of horror stories - but this one is a wee bit boring. The mini tales were predictable for the most part, as was the ending of the short stories.

As it was an anthology,none of the stories connected to each other, aside from being a "horror" tale told, which is too loose a tie to make any cohesion. The ONLY two stories that were actually fully fleshed out were--ironically the one NOT in english --(my subtitles worked perfectly,so i knew what was going on. Apparently some others weren't so lucky,and were lost as to what was goung on). And even that had two giant plot holes--one being that all cell phones can dial 911--even defunct bricks from the 90's,and two--where was that "companion" the entire time?!? And the pregnant girl story. That one was really well acted with great effects. Too bad it ended up in thus dumpster fire of a movie,it's a real gem! And these friends?!? Russian goth hooker, mousy blonde, weirdo jersey boy hipster whose accent fades in and out and other russian guy,who also cannot maintain an accent. It has been stated in a more eloquent review that this movie could have been so much more, but the disjointed nature really took it's toll on my enjoyment. And final story was interesting,but all i ultimately came away with from this movie were 2.5 decent stories,and actors with failing accents.

I don't mind the odd horror anthology, it's a bit of a lucky dip, but for the most part this one is okay. Some of the acting is questionable, particularly the 4 main characters, but sometimes it's hard to tell if it is the actor or the script. The sub stories are done fairly well, with pretty good acting throughout, and interesting storylines. There is no back story as to where they were, and why they were doing it, and the characters are fairly bland. But for some reason I can't put my finger on, the whole thing just seems a little soulless. Whether it is the lack of empathy with the main characters, or the, at times, clumsy story telling I don't know. Worth a watch if your not expecting too much.

The whole anthology is fine, many of the short stories are great but the red string that ties them together is weak and ridiculously bad, from the effects to the acting cast. Thumbs up for the cat, the best actor of them.