Tripe-Face Boogie

Rating: 5/10 (15 July 2019)

...quoth Little Feat. But seriously, this tripe held my interest for an unfairly long time, considering that I was never really scared. Creeped out? Sure - but the storyline is so ridiculous & nonsensical, along with idiotic acts on the part of the protagonist & shaky motivations all 'round. Doesn't help that I watched on a free streamer - is the film supposed to be so dark, so much? If so, someone in production had to have an inkling that the story is weak - keeping things dark makes the jump scares jumpier - seems a cheap trick. The film is a waste of the actors' talents. James Ransone, who I love, couldn't save it. The interesting, Italian progressive/metal score? Also wasted.
It should probably be added that I've recently seen both The Witch & Hereditary for the first times - it's getting harder to pull me into horror if it isn't really well done.