Boogeyman 2005

Critics score:
13 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

AV Club: Read more

Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times: Fright fans expecting anything more than the occasional jolt will be sorely disappointed. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: This is strictly substandard stuff, with imitative creepy noises, vertiginous camera angles, and long pauses during which Tim considers whether to open doors. Read more

Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail: Read more

Matt Weitz, Dallas Morning News: With all the movies out there, this is the last one you should pick. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: A welcome throwback to the glory days of scary movies. Read more

Anita Gates, New York Times: 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. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: 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. Read more

Christy Lemire, Journal News (Westchester, NY): Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: 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. Read more

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Joshua Land, Village Voice: It's difficult to remember a recent movie with less regard for spatial or temporal coherence. Read more