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Boogeyman (2005)

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Reviews Counted:85

Fresh:11

Rotten:74

Average Rating:3.4/10

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

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of horror and terror/violence, and some partial nudity

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Feb 4, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $46,363,118

Synopsis: Stephen T. Kay's stylish thriller, BOOGEYMAN, takes one of horror's mythical figures and transports him into the 21st century. Though Tim Jensen (Barry Watson) is a successful magazine editor with... Stephen T. Kay's stylish thriller, BOOGEYMAN, takes one of horror's mythical figures and transports him into the 21st century. Though Tim Jensen (Barry Watson) is a successful magazine editor with a beautiful girlfriend (Tory Mussett), his childhood continues to haunt him. When he was only eight years old, Tim watched his father get eaten by the Boogeyman, or at least that's how he remembers it. Of course, no one believed him then--not even his mother (Lucy Lawless), who has just recently passed away. Wracked with guilt for not having been there to say goodbye, Tim decides to spend the night in his childhood home and confront the Boogeyman once and for all. But before that happens, he reunites with his old friend Kate (Emily Deschanel) and meets a young girl (Skye McCole Bartusiak) who is holding onto a dark secret of her own. Kay and cinematographer Bobby Bukowski pack BOOGEYMAN with enough tension for several films, finding terror in every doorknob and around every corner. Watson and Deschanel deliver grounded performances even as the supernatural insanity swirls around them. The result is a work that relies more on shocks and thrills than actual blood and guts in order to frighten its audience. [More]

Starring: Lucy Lawless, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Barry Watson, Philip Gordon

Starring: Lucy Lawless, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Barry Watson, Philip Gordon, Emily Deschanel, Tory Mussett

Director: Stephen Kay

Director: Stephen Kay
Screenwriter: Eric Kripke, Stiles White, Juliet Snowden
Producer: Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi
Composer: Joseph LoDuca
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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It's coherent, consistent and should prove popular with the kids its intended for.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
02/05/05
E! Online

Only glimpses of the monster are seen in Stephen Kay's supernatural thriller. Unfortunately, the same is true of the movie's plot and character.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
02/05/05
Anita Gates
Anita Gates
New York Times

Because the movie never establishes its internal logic, the action can seem arbitrary and random.

Full Review Source: Boston Herald | comment Comment
02/05/05
Paul Sherman
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald

so beneath this venerable creature

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/05/05
Jesse Hassenger
Jesse Hassenger
Filmcritic.com

...expose the skeletons in Boogeyman’s closet—you will certainly come across the bare bones because there’s no real meat to this thrill-seeking thud

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
02/05/05
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Is it over? Watson is asked. Yeah, it's over, he says, possibly aware that he's commenting on his acting career.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment 1 Comment
02/05/05
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

boogey oogey awful

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
02/05/05
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

When did young girls rollerblading backward become the universal symbol for spooky?

Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
02/04/05
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Frankly, watching dark closets for 90 minutes may not have been the best idea for a film. Watson unfortunately doesn’t have the screen presence to carry it off.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
02/04/05
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

Once Emily Deschanel, older sister of Elf’s Zooey, steps on screen to provide Tim with a formidable female co-star, the film finds its rhythm.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
02/04/05
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
FilmStew.com

Instead of heightening one’s fear of closets, it simply creates an overwhelming urge to head straight for the nearest theater door.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/04/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

A generic spook-fest on par with its generic title.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
02/04/05
Jeff Otto
Jeff Otto
IGN Movies

There is little time spent on plot and character and way more emphasis on jarring sound effects and fast-paced camera trickery.

Full Review Source: Lawrence.com | comment Comment
02/04/05
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com

Boogeyman represents flat-out suckage. It is a haphazard assemblage of horror clichés, punctuated by the occasional so-loud-it-makes-you-jump noise on the soundtrack.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
02/04/05
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

If you can't spell 'bogeyman,' you shouldn't make movies about him.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/04/05
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It squanders a promising plot about child abduction, preferring to go the literal route of chasing a spectral troublemaker with a bad case of claustrophobia.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
02/04/05
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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Yeah, it's dumb, and it takes a long time to get to scenes that amount to anything other than cheap scares. But Boogeyman is not entirely artless.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
02/04/05
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

If Boogeyman signals more films like this to follow, there are far worse nightmares out there to come than whatever is lurking in your closet.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
02/04/05
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

The not-too-frightening, plodding Boogeyman proves that major Hollywood studios like to dump all their stinkers at the beginning of the year.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
02/04/05
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

Makes you yearn for the days when they got a few things down on paper before they started shooting a movie.

Full Review Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram | comment Comment
02/04/05
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
 
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