Boogeyman (2005) Critic Reviews
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Trendy influence of insidiously creepy Japanese horror pics is felt in almost every frame of Boogeyman. The effectively atmospheric and unusually involving thriller tells the story of a distraught young man's protracted duel of wits with the eponymous evildoer.Read the full review
It suffers from a lack of genuine chills or suspense that renders its slight virtues rather moot.Read the full review
An otherwise passable horror film that delivers more than enough cheap thrills to forgive the plot holes.Read the full review
Has little to offer in the way of entertainment or originality.Read the full review
This is strictly substandard stuff, with imitative creepy noises, vertiginous camera angles, and long pauses.Read the full review
The filmmakers are smart enough to keep the monster out of sight for a long time and then to show only glimpses, but a similar tactic of providing only glimpses of plot and character is disastrous.Read the full review
Mostly Boogeyman remains content to be a film about a boogeyman who hides in closets and under beds and gobbles people up. And for that, it deserves a certain amount of respect. On the other hand, the film could hardly be any sillier.Read the full review
A horror film whose only scare is that it was made at all... As with so many stupid horror movies in these post-''Scream" times, this one is at such a creative loss that all it can do is make its audience feel duped for having purchased a ticket.Read the full review
