The biggest struggle that Tarot-based horror films suffer from, apart from the fact that none of them seem to understand how Tarot works, is how to translate prophetic doom into a compelling story. Inevitably these films take a page from Final Destination: an omnipotent threat that can’t be seen or touched picks off a group of friends until they finally get wise and confront the individual who dealt the cards. Rinse, lather, repeat.
Alas, Tarot Curse writers Dean Loftis and Mary O’Neil do very little to shake up the formula and the result is a frustrating 90-minute film that plays it far too safe.
Much like last summer’s theatrical release Tarot, this film features a loosely connected group of friends who have their fortunes read and then are systematically killed according to the cards. Here it’s students attending Robson, a private high school, and includes...
Alas, Tarot Curse writers Dean Loftis and Mary O’Neil do very little to shake up the formula and the result is a frustrating 90-minute film that plays it far too safe.
Much like last summer’s theatrical release Tarot, this film features a loosely connected group of friends who have their fortunes read and then are systematically killed according to the cards. Here it’s students attending Robson, a private high school, and includes...
- 2/24/2025
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
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