Better Watch Out (2017)

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

The stupidest movie I have ever watched. Its an insult to any fan who wants to enjoy watching a good thriller.

Home invasion though being a creepy subject was made hilarious after the home alone series. This movie actually explains what happens when a psychopath is left home alone. Not alone in the movie though but levi miller pulled a beauty in this role. Movie keeps you guessing what next is going to happen and often times pulls off the impossible. Levi miller and Olivia dejonge perfectly portray there roles. Especially after watching the movie one would remember the strong headed girl in Olivia dejonge. Movie is filled with clever twists and humour when needed. The best twist would be the post credit scene that burries the whole satisfaction experience delivered in the climax of the film and keeps you guessing only for a sequel to be made. It better be left to one's imagination though. The movie's premise and trailers would definitely misguide you of it being a home alone kind of a movie. But it completely ruins the innocence of the home alone series and brings in the creepiness that is quite depressing and unbelievable after some time. Performances from every actor is flawless and they will go long. Direction is pretty good for the scenes and story development is keenly done. I couldn't point out any flaw in the storyline but in the end they kimd of stressed it way too far to be believable. Watch it you must if you are looking for a cringe horror. Do not look for reviews with spoilers before watching the movie or it will spoil the fun. Must watch.

'Better Watch Out' has a lot of promise and benefits from good performances from the main cast. It starts out particularly good and the suspense is built up well, but the plot is predictable (I correctly guessed it 15 minutes into the movie) and given away much too early. There is no real plot and usually in a horror or thriller of this sort I'd expect the stakes and anti to be built up more and more as the movie progresses, but that didn't happen. It felt incredibly stagnant and predictable. For horror fans looking for a true horror, I would say this may not be for you. I, for one, was expecting a lot more violence and gore, but most of the violence was mild or took place off camera. It's much more aimed at young teens and/or people that have a preference to thrillers rather than horrors. Although the movie generally fell flat for me, I enjoyed the ending and think the idea was a good one that would've made for an excellent movie if it had been executed differently.

A film that pretendes to be clever but fails on execution. It starts with every horror movie cliché (its intended) so you don't see the twist coming, which is a smart one. The problem is that the execution is boring, its not disturbing, not sinister, it could have more impact if it had an obscure atmosphere but it is al mixed with stupid jokes, like a PG-13 movie. Kinda entertaining but not as impressive as the critics say. (I recommend The visit, that's a funny one)