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Boogeyman (2005)

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Average Rating: 3.4/10
Reviews Counted: 86
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 75

The plot is been-there done-that generic, and none of the shock effects can do anything to build up suspense.

Average Rating: 3.2/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 11

The plot is been-there done-that generic, and none of the shock effects can do anything to build up suspense.

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Movie Info

A man learns his past was more truth than imagination in this horror story. Tim (Barry Watson) is a man who is still haunted by traumatic memories of his past, many linked to the death of his father. Desperate to resolve his issues, Tim returns to his old hometown so he can pay a visit to the house where he grew up. But while Tim wants to convince himself the ghostly memories he carries are just a figment of his imagination, circumstances lead him to believe that there may be a kernel of truth

PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Stephen T. Kay

Written By: Eric Kripke, Stiles White, Juliet Snowden

In Theaters: Feb 4, 2005 Wide

On DVD: May 31, 2005

Box Office:$46.4M

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Cast

Barry Watson
Tim
Emily Deschanel
Kate
Skye McCole Bartusiak
Franny
Tory Mussett
Jessica
Andrew Glover
Boogeyman
Lucy Lawless
Tim's Mother
Charles Mesure
Tim's Father
Philip Gordon
Uncle Mike
Aaron Murphy
Young Tim
Jennifer Rucker
Pam
Robyn Malcolm
Dr. Matheson

Critic Reviews for Boogeyman

All Critics (93) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (81) | DVD (26)

Fright fans expecting anything more than the occasional jolt will be sorely disappointed.

May 11, 2005 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

A vaporous and vacuous horror film.

February 19, 2005 Comment

David Hiltbrand

Philadelphia Inquirer

Top Critic

None of this makes any sense whatsoever.

February 13, 2005 Comment

Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Top Critic

This is strictly substandard stuff, with imitative creepy noises, vertiginous camera angles, and long pauses during which Tim considers whether to open doors.

February 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

It suffers from a lack of genuine chills or suspense.

February 8, 2005 Comment

Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

Top Critic

It's difficult to remember a recent movie with less regard for spatial or temporal coherence.

February 8, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Joshua Land

Village Voice

Top Critic

A bloated 86 minutes of overzealous spookiness.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

A thinly plotted clothesline of shock effects.

July 23, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

full review in Greek

October 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses

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Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

This film does cause shivers, creeps, scares, and jumps.

December 17, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Heidi Martinuzzi

Film Threat

Few films benefited that much from being so short.

December 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews

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Dragan Antulov

Draxblog Movie Reviews Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews

For a good, healthy PG-13 scare, Boogeyman is fun for the whole family -- just don't bring kids who are too young.

October 15, 2005 Full Review Source: Zap2it.com

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Michael Szymanski

Zap2it.com

So boring, derivative and patently inane that hate is entirely too strong an emotion to attribute to it. You're either in the target demographic or you're not.

August 16, 2005 Comment

Jonathan R. Perry

Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

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Well I always check under my bed. There are far worst creatures than boogeyman. This was scary indeed. There were some moments that made me jumped literally. Though I would say my scare level wasn't high enough as I could go to sleep peacefully after watching this at mid night. I would say this was decent. Mysterious.

March 4, 2010

Dead Angel

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2 stars

September 8, 2010

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