COME PLAY
Walked out. I came but left in the middle having decided not to play interested. I felt calm watching the movie and it was supposed to be a horror. Instead it's a family drama about an autistic kid bullied by school mates. Minor jump scares are caused by sudden loud noises - occasional apparitions are so lame no adult will be afraid. The monster roars and groans from minute one but does it in a manner resembling a large pussy cat. Heavy stumping won't frighten anyone living in a block of flats. Burnt light bulbs and fuses are ridiculed even by the child protagonists. Squeaky wardrobes and a book making a scary tale come to life are such exploited tropes they simply don't work. The film just keeps you hanging on for something to happen but it never does. And the realistic layer is so shallow it won't hook you either.
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