So the premise here is interesting and creepy. Unfortunately it is under-utilized.
The movie is first and foremost a drama. I actually didn't find it boring. The portrayal of grief and family dynamics was well done.
This isn't a movie for people who will be "waiting for the horror part".
But that being said, although the film has some strong dramatic elements it fails overall as a movie.
When the horror actually does come it is extremely underwhelming. They do little with the creepy premise.
As a horror fan, you wait so long for the reveal or pay off and it never really comes.
It's a very underwhelming movie.
Although well shot(if a bit clumsy at being artistic) and well acted and having strong dramatic elements to the story,
this film fails to be an effective movie. And fails as a movie in general.
And just doesn't pull the trigger as a horror movie.
It fails to build up adequate tension. It fails to use the "daddy's head" in an effective way.
The horror elements are pushed so far out into the movie and there's no effective build up to the climax of the movie.
And the climax isn't really that much of a climax. It's as if it was brushed forward.
I was hoping for something genuinely creepy and scary but instead there's just not much here.
It's not creepy like you might have heard. It's just never really gets there. Never really develops it's premise.
Fails to generate tension and foreboding throughout the film, in order to have an effective ending.
This movie isn't worth your time.
