With the 2024 movie "Ghost Game" being a horror movie that I hadn't ever heard about, much less actually seen, then of course I opted to sit down and watch the movie and give it a fair chance. I am a huge horror fan after all, and thus I do tend to gobble up all things horror that I come across. Truth be told, however, I didn't really harbor much of any grand expectations to the movie from writer Adam Cesare and director Jill Gevargizian, as it just seemed to permeate a low budget feel.
I will say that the storyline certainly have some interesting potential to it, and writer Adam Cesare was definitely on to something here. However, the movie was just held back some a mundanely paced narrative, that never really allowed the storyline to get off to a running start. And that meant that the movie didn't really have much of any ups and downs along the way, and certainly no thrills or scares, which made it a rather bland movie to sit through.
While I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "Ghost Game", I will say that the acting performances were fair despite the fact that the script was restricting the movie in overall. I do enjoy watching unfamiliar talents on the screen.
The movie has a great atmosphere, and by that I mean dark, gloomy and brooding. And it is something that definitely adds to the overall enjoyment of the movie. Just a shame that the contents of the script and storyline didn't amass to something extraordinary or memorable. And the music and score in the movie certainly was suitable for the movie, and did add to the atmosphere of the movie.
Ultimately a rather forgettable movie, and not one that I would recommend you to waste your time, money or effort on. Some of us sat through this, so you don't have to; you're quite welcome.
My rating of director Jill Gevargizian's 2024 horror movie "Ghost Game" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.
