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The Boogeyman Movie

Yesterday I saw the movie “The Boogeyman”, which starred: Emily Deschanel, Barry Watson, Lucy Lawless, Tory Mussett and Skye McCole Bartusiak.

The storyline involved the following: “Little Timmy Jensen is your typical 10-year-old kid who's afraid of the big, bad Boogeyman lurking in his closet. But one night, when Timmy's dad comes in his room to do the usual ''Nope, nothing's there'' routine, he opens the closet-and, right before Timmy's eyes, is immediately sucked in by some unknown malevolent force. That's got to screw with a kid's head. Now, 15 years later, Tim (Barry Watson) is indeed messed up, inherently apprehensive of closets and the dust bunnies under the bed, but trying to move on with his life. That is until his mother unexpectedly dies, sending Tim back to the point of origin: his dilapidated childhood home in the sticks. He decides he'll spend one night in the house to get over his fears once and for all and accept the fact his dad just ''left.'' Ah, if it were only that easy.”

I give this movie a “C+”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a small popcorn and a small soft drink. The movie script was weak, and the actors were not likeable. However, the movie was scary but not because of the acting.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 7:42 AM