Clown
Imagine that you put on this clown outfit, and then it never came off. Not only that but it slowly turned you into a demon. Oh yeah and, you no longer want food, but instead you feast on children. Premise for horror movie, check.
The problem is that this film fails to deliver scares. That being said I'm not personally afraid of clowns but I can imagine that this film might scare those who are. A majority of the film is gross-out, Stephen King's least favorite type of horror. This is partly due to Eli Roth.
Jon Watts did a wonderful time directing the film for his first time. Not to mention that he's also slated to direct Spider-Man: Homecoming. He also co-wrote the movie which like many Eli Roth films has great character development.
Andy Powers plays Kent, the husband, turn clown, turn clown-demon. He plays a realistic approach to what lengths anyone would go to to prevent all of these horrible things from happening to you.
Laura Allen plays Meg, the wife and mother who has a small arc but isn't truly used in the film till the late second and third act. Some might see the lack of her use in the first act as a flaw but I see it as focusing on developing the Clown character. Which was needed.
Peter Stormare, Gaear Grimsrud from Fargo, plays Karlsson in a storytelling role that I wont spoil for you. His first impression is hard to forget and I'll leave it at that. He's by far the best and most talented actor on the set.
Verdict: Not scary, but a good story. I suppose that counts for something.
Imagine that you put on this clown outfit, and then it never came off. Not only that but it slowly turned you into a demon. Oh yeah and, you no longer want food, but instead you feast on children. Premise for horror movie, check.
The problem is that this film fails to deliver scares. That being said I'm not personally afraid of clowns but I can imagine that this film might scare those who are. A majority of the film is gross-out, Stephen King's least favorite type of horror. This is partly due to Eli Roth.
Jon Watts did a wonderful time directing the film for his first time. Not to mention that he's also slated to direct Spider-Man: Homecoming. He also co-wrote the movie which like many Eli Roth films has great character development.
Andy Powers plays Kent, the husband, turn clown, turn clown-demon. He plays a realistic approach to what lengths anyone would go to to prevent all of these horrible things from happening to you.
Laura Allen plays Meg, the wife and mother who has a small arc but isn't truly used in the film till the late second and third act. Some might see the lack of her use in the first act as a flaw but I see it as focusing on developing the Clown character. Which was needed.
Peter Stormare, Gaear Grimsrud from Fargo, plays Karlsson in a storytelling role that I wont spoil for you. His first impression is hard to forget and I'll leave it at that. He's by far the best and most talented actor on the set.
Verdict: Not scary, but a good story. I suppose that counts for something.