The Elf

I heard about this movie because I am a big fan of killer doll movies. Even if they are bad, if they are fun and have great set pieces or kills or even just memorable characters I can find enjoyment in them.

This was DOA however. The characters were flat, boring and annoying. And I'm fine with character development but it takes so long to get to the first kill that when it happens it is so underwhelming and random that I didn't even care.

You don't care about any of the characters or what the main character is going through. For a second early on I thought it might get interesting but the pacing and build is just so odd that even that falls flat.

I really truly wanted to like this. I'm a huge fan of low budget horror flicks but this tried to take itself way to seriously (its a movie about a killer elf doll...) and because of that it was boring and I'd say it wasn't even really worth spending the 2 dollars I did at the Redbox. Nothing really memorable here and there are so many better movies of this subject matter in the horror genre, you're better off checking those out or just re watching them. Maybe next time.

There isn't much to be said that hasn't already been said about this movie, but I am 25 minutes into this movie I need to say something about the pacing of this script. Are they being fed their lines through an ear piece? From behind the camera? There are times when a character speaks and there is dead silence for several seconds. Sometimes they ask questions and the audience is just sitting here, waiting for the other character to answer. Who edited this film? The long delays in the acting and reacting on a set are supposed to be used for editing purposes. Is this an unnecessary attempt at suspense or tension? The audience is already confused and tense from the lack of context and narration. We don't need frustratingly long pauses in between anything that is supposed to be happening. It's a Christmas horror film! Give us a fun story and something to enjoy for an hour and a half. The audience is not looking for a bad attempt at a psychological thriller with a toy elf.

A young man who inherit an old toy shop starts to feel he's not alone. Calling this a B-movie, would be an insult to B- movies. This is a ultra trash.

This movie is so bad. I don't know if I would even call it a "B" movie... Maybe somewhere in the middle of the alphabet. I think they spent most of the budget on promoting the movie and posters. Avoid... just avoid.

Wow! This movie was terrible!

I managed to endure 35 minutes of it, before I gave up out of sheer and utter boredom. Nothing, and I do mean literally nothing, had happened in the 35 minutes.

The storyline was flat and pointless.

The characters were one-dimensional cardboard cut outs that had no personalities and were portrayed by actors whom seemed not to buy into the movie themselves.

There were also continuity errors as well; one scene where the guy found the elf doll it was snowing behind him then as the camera angle changed the snow was gone but it magically returned as the camera angle changed again. And also when the couple was having a conversation about the elf doll in their home, the woman's shirt was alternating between being pulled up or down as the camera angle changed.

For a horror movie then "The Elf" offered little, if anything at all, which would make it appealing to anyone. I didn't find anything worthwhile in the movie. And despite only having suffered through 35 minutes, then I can in all honesty say that I am not returning to finish it ever.

Stay well clear of this movie!