The Bye Bye Man (2017)

Very well executed

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

If you're a true horror fan then you can appreciate the attempt at being somewhat original with this film. No they don't explain much backstory on the bye bye man character, but for this movie it's obviously not what the creators wanted to focus on. Perhaps they wanted to save that for a prequel!! Yes it has some poor CHI every now and again but I've definitely seen worse. As for the pace it's pretty good and the acting isn't the worst. It's a psychological thriller that doesn't make you feel like you'll miss the entire premise if you look away for a second. I don't know why this has such a poor rating because if you have the understanding that with all horror movies there is always going to be cliches then you will appreciate the film for what it is. A thriller. I personally was thrilled and even laugh a couple times which breaks up the monotony of tension. Good job to the director and writers.

I think the story and idea for this film wasn't too bad. A lot of clichés...but I think a new "evil" villain was created that was ominous and original. However the script and film loses credibility when the acting is so bad. I'm not sure whether it was the direction, editing or the actors...but I found that to be the worst part. Even cameo's by Carrie Ann Moss and the legendary Faye Dunaway couldn't save this. I found the worse culprit to be the girl. I felt like I was watching Nightmare on Elm Street with the forced acting of Heather Langenkamp. Or even Adrienne King from the original Friday the 13th. Where it was tolerable then...we've advanced so much in cinema we expect better acting nowadays.I never like films that are set up for a sequel...so the end I rolled my eyes. Wasn't really necessary. I think the script jumped a bit and wasn't as smooth as it could be...but overall it was ok. But its always hard to get past bad acting.

I'm having a hard time understanding the negative reviews. As a lover of all things horror and paranormal, I can only say this is the best horror movie I've seen in YEARS! The beginning sets you up for a rollercoaster ride of events! I can't say much without spoilers therefore I'm only going to state: this is a sublime horror flick. It's no B-movie, that's for sure. Also, there's just enough gore and creep factors for people who are into that as well. It's a different kind of Movie-something we've never seen before. Trust me-watch it-you won't regret it!

I would ignore the bad reviews, and the low rating, and give it a shot. I guess most people these days don't understand the concept of a good horror movie. I almost passed because of the silly title, but I was entertained throughout.