The Boogeyman (2023) | Film Review

I'd been meaning to watch this for a while but didn't get the chance until it was released on Disney+. But I was really looking forward to seeing it.

Therapist, Will Harper (Chris Messina) and his daughters are still reeling from the death of his wife. When a visiting patient leaves behind a dark entity that threatens the lives of Will and his children, they have to figure out how to fight it before it's too late.

I liked this movie. It was kind of what I expected it to be, which isn't a bad thing.

I liked the characters instantly, especially the daughters Sadie (Sophie Thatcher) and Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair), who were well casted. The actors did a great job with them.

The beginning of the story was quite generic, but it was interesting enough to keep me engaged.

There were a few genuinely creepy scares, but too many of them ended with the characters acting like nothing had happened, which diminished them.

It took a long time for anything meaningful to happen.

The film is just over an hour and a half, but because nothing happens for a while, it feels longer than it is.

My favourite thing about it was the design of the creature. It was really inventive, but also actually quite scary. It made the character's reactions to it believable.

Overall, the film started well but definitely lost its way towards the end. I'd still recommend it, but it's not amazing.

5/10