Overrated mess, but better than most

Rating: 4/10 (23 May 2019)

Slow, full of interesting ideas that don't come to satisfying conclusions or aren't explored well, this feels like a poorly adapted Stephen King. Not scary enough to be a horror, not funny enough to be a comedy, not deep or intellectual enough to work on its own merit. Everything is just vague but not in a way the engages your imagination. Much like a long version of Peele's Twilight Zone which is also a pretty disappointing mess. The pacing is slow and I found myself pretty distracted. Definitely never achieves its potential and doesn't really make it to suspension of belief. Still there are some fun sequences and a few of the jokes hit well. Overall this film feels rushed from a script level and needed more thought. Ultimately there are just too many ideas and nothing sticks. Not sure why this I rated so high.