Film Review : Bye Bye Man
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Cert: 15 cert
Cert: 15 cert
Director: Stacy Title
Screen writer: Jonathan Penner (screenplay), Robert Damon Schneck (based on "The Bridge to Body Island")
Starring: Douglas Smith , Lucien Laviscount , Cressida Bonas , Doug Jones , Michael Trucco , Jenna Kanell , Erica Tremblay , Marisa Echeverria , Cleo King , Faye Dunaway, Carrie-Anne Moss , Leigh Whannell , Keelin Woodell , Keelin Woodell , Laura Knox , Jonathan Penner
Running time: 1h 36min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: Brief Sex scene nothing is seen in full
Man fully naked not showing his bottom half.
A young girl is a bra & pants showing skin
Violence & Gore: The portrayal of infliction of pain and injuries in the film is depicted with some detail of blood and gore.
There are various depictions of horror violence in the film, accompanied by some bloodletting.
For example, in one scene, a man goes on a killing spree, chasing down his victims and shooting them at close range.
Later, a man hallucinates and attacks a woman with a pair of scissors, slashing her face and chest.
Profanity: Strong language
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Drink is seen at a party
Frightening/Intense Scenes: 'The Bye Bye Man' is a horror film revolving around three friends, Sasha, Elliot and John, who accidentally unleash a supernatural entity known as the "Bye Bye Man". The friends must try to save each other, while keeping the entity's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.
Story: When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate
Likes : Generally when horror film are released in January you can expect to lower you're expectation for it actually being good , as with this film i kind of knew what i was getting into with the bad reviews this film has be getting.
Yes the film reviews being negative are actually justified on this one for once , not that it wasn't a seriously bad film but it wasn't good by any means possible.
The film is based off a book called "The Bridge to Body Island" which seem to be a loose title since the film portrays something different , there are element in this film that are genuinely creepy but there are some seriously stupid moments that shouldn't of been in the film in the first place.
What great about the film is it concept which sadly has been wasted with this film , but it had potential to actually be frightening and give the audience a serious scare.
With Doug Jones playing the "bye bye man" he's the only good part about this film , as he came off really creepy in place although the make up could've look more sinister on him which i think it would have made his character look more scarier.
The film does have it moment's when it gets weird & a little creepy specially parts with the Dog , some moments can be a little creep special when you in bed you see something like that in the darkness of cupboard (spoiler alert) With only seeing the eyes in the dark which can be creepy.
As for the acting side of this film sadly its not that great as there are moment's that certain actor/actress in this film come off unbelievable in their characters they are portraying , which i think is down to a script writing problem and not the actor/actress themselves.
Sadly there isnt much good i can say about this film as too many flaws & plot holes drag this film down , i feel this film has been poorly executed on screen , could've been better portrayed as the concept had potential to be really frightening.
Dislikes : Few major problems this film has is no back ground story of the "bye bye man" on who he is? why is he killing people? why does he only come to his name being called? , None of this is explained in the film which give no build up or creepiness to explain what is actually happening.
As ive said some of the script writing is poorly done giving these character a an unbelievable concept , which ruin the flow of the film's which make the movie come off bad on screen.
The wall paper scene seriously why for the love of good did anyone think that would come off brilliant or good on screen , i mean come on this is not a good thing to put in a film. If you were gonna do a scene like this , it should've been done with a "photo" or "painting" and not wall paper.
This is why the horror genre is dieing when director think jump scares make a great scary horror film sadly it does the opposite , using cheap jump scares to frighten the audience show the director hasn't got a clue in what make a film scary.
This is sad when director does this because you might as well of post the horror in a pg certification when they do things like this.
It's such a shame because the main concept of this film is very similar to the ring & one miss call type movie , which had potential to actually work as a horror film. But sadly this film is such a bad mess with it's "concept" , "acting" and the final nail in the coffin was the jump scares which make this a very poor film that's been badly written.
The pacing was just too slow which made this film relay boarding to watch. Dont think it , don't say it dont watch it , really bad should've been a straight to dvd not cinema.
Overall : Shockley bad , full of jump scares , poor scripted writing , boring.
Rating: 3 out of 5 for entertainment / 3.5 out of 10 for horror concept
Screen writer: Jonathan Penner (screenplay), Robert Damon Schneck (based on "The Bridge to Body Island")
Starring: Douglas Smith , Lucien Laviscount , Cressida Bonas , Doug Jones , Michael Trucco , Jenna Kanell , Erica Tremblay , Marisa Echeverria , Cleo King , Faye Dunaway, Carrie-Anne Moss , Leigh Whannell , Keelin Woodell , Keelin Woodell , Laura Knox , Jonathan Penner
Running time: 1h 36min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: Brief Sex scene nothing is seen in full
Man fully naked not showing his bottom half.
A young girl is a bra & pants showing skin
Violence & Gore: The portrayal of infliction of pain and injuries in the film is depicted with some detail of blood and gore.
There are various depictions of horror violence in the film, accompanied by some bloodletting.
For example, in one scene, a man goes on a killing spree, chasing down his victims and shooting them at close range.
Later, a man hallucinates and attacks a woman with a pair of scissors, slashing her face and chest.
Profanity: Strong language
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Drink is seen at a party
Story: When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate
Likes : Generally when horror film are released in January you can expect to lower you're expectation for it actually being good , as with this film i kind of knew what i was getting into with the bad reviews this film has be getting.
Yes the film reviews being negative are actually justified on this one for once , not that it wasn't a seriously bad film but it wasn't good by any means possible.
The film is based off a book called "The Bridge to Body Island" which seem to be a loose title since the film portrays something different , there are element in this film that are genuinely creepy but there are some seriously stupid moments that shouldn't of been in the film in the first place.
What great about the film is it concept which sadly has been wasted with this film , but it had potential to actually be frightening and give the audience a serious scare.
With Doug Jones playing the "bye bye man" he's the only good part about this film , as he came off really creepy in place although the make up could've look more sinister on him which i think it would have made his character look more scarier.
The film does have it moment's when it gets weird & a little creepy specially parts with the Dog , some moments can be a little creep special when you in bed you see something like that in the darkness of cupboard (spoiler alert) With only seeing the eyes in the dark which can be creepy.
As for the acting side of this film sadly its not that great as there are moment's that certain actor/actress in this film come off unbelievable in their characters they are portraying , which i think is down to a script writing problem and not the actor/actress themselves.
Sadly there isnt much good i can say about this film as too many flaws & plot holes drag this film down , i feel this film has been poorly executed on screen , could've been better portrayed as the concept had potential to be really frightening.
Dislikes : Few major problems this film has is no back ground story of the "bye bye man" on who he is? why is he killing people? why does he only come to his name being called? , None of this is explained in the film which give no build up or creepiness to explain what is actually happening.
As ive said some of the script writing is poorly done giving these character a an unbelievable concept , which ruin the flow of the film's which make the movie come off bad on screen.
The wall paper scene seriously why for the love of good did anyone think that would come off brilliant or good on screen , i mean come on this is not a good thing to put in a film. If you were gonna do a scene like this , it should've been done with a "photo" or "painting" and not wall paper.
This is why the horror genre is dieing when director think jump scares make a great scary horror film sadly it does the opposite , using cheap jump scares to frighten the audience show the director hasn't got a clue in what make a film scary.
This is sad when director does this because you might as well of post the horror in a pg certification when they do things like this.
It's such a shame because the main concept of this film is very similar to the ring & one miss call type movie , which had potential to actually work as a horror film. But sadly this film is such a bad mess with it's "concept" , "acting" and the final nail in the coffin was the jump scares which make this a very poor film that's been badly written.
The pacing was just too slow which made this film relay boarding to watch. Dont think it , don't say it dont watch it , really bad should've been a straight to dvd not cinema.
Overall : Shockley bad , full of jump scares , poor scripted writing , boring.
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