Jon Patrick
I had high hopes for this movie and for the first 10 minutes it seemed to live up to them but it eventually lost its way, and towards the end became a little messy.Great camera work, clearly made on a good budget, good acting - but to my surprise, considering it was written Eric Kripke, it was the structure of the story that let it down. Started off promisingly but I lost interest after about 1/3 of the movie as it stumbled along clumsily and never regained momentum. If you're a fan of the genre it is worth a watch but I don't consider it to have any re-watch value at all.
Python Hyena
The Boogeyman (2005): Dir: Stephen Kay / Cast: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Tory Mussett, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Tory Mussett: Surprisingly effective horror film regarding our old childhood fears. Barry Watson is tormented with memories of his father being sucked into the closet, and the inability of his mother in handling it. He fears the closet yet realizes that the only way he can deal with it is to face it. After his mother's funeral he decides to stay a night at his battered childhood home. Holds strong until the conclusion where certain questions are not addressed and silliness takes its toll. Director Stephen Kay plays off one's fears. He previously made the embarrassing Get Carter remake but here he deals with a subject that horror fans may find juvenile yet it locks into a very juvenile fear. Watson holds his own as someone traumatized since his youth by this bizarre creature. Emily Deschanel plays an ex-girlfriend whom he feels is a target. Tory Mussett plays the current girlfriend who attempts to take his mind off of the ordeal by going to a hotel. Unfortunately this leads to dire circumstances in a bathtub. Skye McCole Bartusiak plays a mysterious young girl who seemingly has connections to Watson's past. Tory Mussett plays another mysterious female whom Watson has not met yet she figures in. Although silly it does play off the Boogeyman theme effectively. Score: 8 / 10
OllieSuave-007
A cliché title of the monster in the closet, a young man living in the countryside is traumatized by the terrible events of his past he experienced in his childhood bedroom. He decides to face the fears of this monstrous creature by returning to his childhood home.Though the movie's title sounds cliché, this film actually has a nice, flowing plot that is full of suspense that will keep the audience engaged. Even the subplot of the main character's family and his girlfriend is intriguing. The acting was decent and the horror elements and sequences of the Boogeyman will actually give you quite a scare and have you hold the handle of your seat a few times. One of the more scarier and better horror movies i've seen.Grade B-
vengeance20
A pretty good film! Suspenseful at most parts! Screws with your mind as to whats happening & how it locks you into the deep dark trauma of this mans childhood nightmare!Although it lacked gore most of the time! Which I like in horrors! But was pretty good & made you crap yourself at most points which made you jump!***Contains Spoilers***They scares were pretty good! Like when you saw the Boogeyman rise in thick black smokey mist carrying Tim's Girlfriend from the bath & also the part when he came out of the closet with swarming crows!All in all! A Great Horror Film! 9/10
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