The Real Horror Is The Plot

Rating: 3/10 (2 April 2019)

If Get Out was the smart man's thriller this is the imbeciles horror.
It's not long until this film moves from its creepy premise to something that feels extremely generic in tone. From revealing the 'monsters' too soon, to absolutely disarming its own horror element, I'm no longer sure what this film wanted to be.
What I'm sure of is that it wasn't "smart". The plot was so convoluted it opened itself up to lotus pod levels of plot holes, and thus failed to play by its own rules. In an attempt to make itself mysterious or memorable it instead became childish and pointless.
The big reveal at the end was also hugely underwhelming. I honestly wasn't expecting it because not only did it not make sense, take far too long for them to get to it, but it was also so blatant by all the clues that had been spoon fed to us that I assumed it was a red herring. There is so much wrong with the plot that I just couldn't begin to write it all out here, I'm sure other reviewers will elaborate. It felt like a drunken concept that should have been forgotten and rightfully replaced with a headache come morning.
For me it failed as a modern horror. The feeling that it felt like it was never going to end was far more terrifying.
The only takeaway is that I now have a new bottom of the scale for new horror and I know to avoid further content from the creator.