Scary Stories (from a Dark Allie)

Okay, I…have no explanation for this five-star rating. Genuinely I don’t, because when I think about it, there’s…not much of a real story to this film. It’s not truly scary. It doesn’t have a whole lot of familiar faces.

Yes, yes, this is another “wary of AI” movie like last night’s. And of course, especially given that it stars Megan Fox, this one has been called a sexy rehash of M3GAN (and it’s also just been called “M3gan Fox”, I guess).

Okay, so…this movie. I’m feeling a little funny about it, like I’m not entirely sure how I want to rate it. I honestly was on board for most of it, but the ending was a bit of a disappointment?

I don’t think I’ve actually watched any of the original Conjuring films since 2016, so maybe I was just too far from the franchise (and too disappointed by the Nun entries?) to enjoy this one as much as I could have. Also a bit too impatient, despite this one being the shortest of the three (though it’s only a minute shorter than the first).

So, I really like Tom Everett Scott, and I REALLY like Julie Delpy, but I don’t really think I liked this movie any more than the original. I wanted to! Especially since John Landis wasn’t involved with this one! But it didn’t land for me.

This is actually the first time I’ve ever seen this film. I’ve heard about it, I know it’s got a cult following, but it’s never really appealed to me.

This is a weird movie with a lot of weird happenings and I am mostly here for it.

There’s a lot to like about this film, but it didn’t quite land for me.

I guess I’m feeling slightly less impatient this week, since this was kind of a slow-burn movie, but I still enjoyed it.

So, this is M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter’s filmmaking review. She directed the film, and wrote the screenplay adaptation of the novel by A.M. Shine (which I haven’t read, but am considering it now). My immediate thought was, is this going to be any good, or is it Hollywood nepotism at work?