MikialUK
It's Nicolas Cage and you know he's had his ups and downs in movies but possibly more downs. This one is in the middle. The botton line is it's always fun to see his facial expressions and dedication even to a story like this which is not that bad at all but very familiar. As a horror fan, this one feels ok at times but mostly filled with horror cliches mainly the jump scares. But that's not to say the movie didn't have it's creepy moments as there were a few nice ones that crept here and there and at one point it really reminded me of Sinister so that was a plus. Overall, it's on Netflix so why not give it a watch. The ending however was a bit laughable.
vincentlynch-moonoi
I'll go against the grain here. I think this is a fairly good horror/suspense film. Certainly better than many of the slasher type horror films that seem to come out every few months.There is a problem -- Nicholas Cage. Not that there was anything wrong with his acting (not that it's his best outing, either). But, he's (gasp) too old for the part. In his mid-50s with a kid who's about 7. And he looks so much older and flabby in the face, too. I know what you may be thinking -- why am I being so mean. I'm not. He's just too old for the part and it shows.But beyond that, the movie held my attention. And, I disagree with a number of other posters in that this is not "the" standard plot. Sure, there are things you kinda guess and expect along the way, but it's been a long time since I saw a unique horror film. And there are things -- particularly the ending -- that are quite different from much that I've seen before.Yes, I know it was direct to DVD, which is not a good sign. But give it a chance.
gavin6942
A professor (Nic Cage) frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween parade."Pay the Ghost" received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 11%, based on 21 reviews, with a rating of 3.8/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 23 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".The real mystery is that this film received any positive reviews at all. The acting is terrible, just terrible. This is not one of Cage's better roles, though it actually is not his worst. And then Sarah Wayne Callies... how does she keep getting cast in movies and television? She is so awful, she ruins everything, and yet keeps coming back. Is she blackmailing someone?
The Couchpotatoes
With movies with Nicolas Cage you never know what you are going to get. Sometimes they are bad, sometimes they are good. Pay The Ghost isn't really bad but it isn't the greatest either honestly. But it remains watchable if you have absolutely nothing else to do. I will for sure only watch it once and not a second time. Not that I think I wasted my time or so but it just misses something to make it good. The story is what it is, not really strong, not very frightening either, but not that that bad either. The cast is okay, not great, just okay. it could have used a bit more special effects and scary moments. It's just an average movie, good to watch once and then forget about it.
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