Pooka!

This one had strong characters and a promising plot, but ultimately failed to deliver because the plot made no sense. I feel like some important scenes must have been cut out of this one.

Hulu's 3rd film in its Into the Dark series takes on the Christmas season with some psychological horror dealing with the darkness that surrounds even the most usually bright and cheerful time of the year. Pooka really breaks no new ground, but rather splices together ideas and concepts from similar films of others into a holiday horror. While terrible by no means, the movie director seems to think they and their film are smarter than they actually are. The viewer can see where the story is going early, leaving no real "aha" moment as the final concluding revelations are made. Some may be left confused but the average watcher who has seen things similar will feel a sad and empty deja vu.

Winston is an actor who needs work, so he takes a job as the toy mascot Pooka! As soon as he puts on the costume, strange things start happening. Has Pooka taken over his life, or is Winston going crazy? Cool idea. Movie looks fantastic, great performances, but it's hollow. The film would have worked better as a short, this premise doesn't stretch far enough for a film. Or, this would have been an amazing horror comedy, playing up the humor that could have easily been pulled from the concept. Either or, it's just not a good straight "horror" movie.

This started off quite interesting, and then it dipped a bit in the middle and to be honest I lost interest. But at the end it's pretty much explained what's going on and I thought it was good ending. Good little twist. A lot more clever than the first 2. I can understand why people would tune out before the ending though. Doesn't do the job of keeping the viewer engaged. But all in all a good watch.

Not the best but not the worst. It's not really a horror movie like they claim to be. In the middle of the movie you could tell how it ends. I excepted something way different from what was shown. Definitely could be better.