Horror fans anticipated the black phoneComing to the big screen. The Adapted from a 1994 short story of the same name as Joe Hill meets Complaint director Scott Derrickson with Ethan Hawke in the lead. Hawke plays the the masked villain The Grabber , who takes teenage Finney (Mason Thame) as his latest victim. Critics got a chance to screen the Blumhouse horror ahead of its June 24 release, so let’s see what they have to say.
The titular black phone comes into play when The Grabber locks Finney into a cell phone whose black rotary phone is turned off. The story takes a supernatural turn when Finney realizes he can hear the voices of the antagonist’s previous victims on the phone and, meanwhile, her sister, Gwen (Madeleine McGraw), uses her psychic visions to try to find her brother. her. . Let’s see what the film’s critics think, to begin with Gossipify’s review of the black phone . Corey Chichizola gives horror 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying Scott Derrickson is a master of horror, and this film proves it:
It’s so easy for a horror movie not to fully embrace landing, enough that fans like me are sometimes willing to accept it after hours of fear. But The Black Phone’s ending shows why the genre continues to have such momentum at the box office. Overall, The Black Phone is everything you want in a horror movie: terrifying, exciting, and with an ending you won’t forget.
Mike Manalo from color nerd apparently he would agree with the above rating, giving the film an A-. This review praises everything from acting, both in the lead and supporting roles, to the soundtrack of what is so much more than your typical horror movie. It should be hailed as a coming-of-age blockbuster:
As such, I simply cannot recommend The Black Phone enough. It’s Scott Derrickson’s best movie to date, the best ghost story shot since Sixth Sense, and one of my favorite movies of the year. I urge anyone looking for a really good, solid movie to look for it, but be warned, it might not be the scary cheesefest that many other horror movies are. It’s cleverly crafted, it’s emotional horror, and it’s also a very dark but ultimately hopeful film that will keep you fully engaged from the first to the last frame.
However, for at least one reviewer, the plot fantasy didn’t add to the horror, but rather tone it down. Owen Gleiberman of Variety says the film is more like a dark cousin from the comic book world and doesn’t find it particularly scary:
The Black Phone takes you on its terms, which is if you accept that it is less of a clever thriller monster and more of a kind of stylized contraption. Es un viaje de terror que te atrapa, y no debería tener issues para crear una audiencia, but no me pareció particularly scary (los tres o cuatro momentos dignos de saltar son cortes de chocque con auge en la band, el truco más antiguo en the book). The film plays with the audience, grounding the action in tropes of fantasy and revenge that are meant to raise the stakes, but in this case mostly lower it.
Matteo Mahler from FilmWeb agrees that horror fans looking for a spooky party may be a little disappointed, but this thriller is a dark and well-executed look at childhood and violence. The reviewer says director Scott Derrickson makes the story personal, which is effective considering the quality of Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw in their roles:
Young Mason Thames leads the process as Finney and does an amazing job, even when he has almost nothing to work with, just an empty basement. His determination and his arc from cowardice to courage are expressed perfectly despite his startlingly stoic face. Madeleine McGraw could be the best part of The Black Phone as Gwen, a delightful blend of precocity and innocence, pain and strength. Whether she incongruously cursing Jesus in her sweet prayers or quarreling with her father, the young actress explodes in every scene she finds herself in.
sam stone RBC He says Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, the expansion of the short story by acclaimed author Joe Hill is a success. They took a 30-page story and gave the characters some background and added to their emotional depth, which was done well on the back by the black phoneThe talented cast of.
Derrickson is known for evoking the late 1970s throughout the film without appearing fanciful or arbitrary. From fashion and interior design choices to music, Derrickson feels like he’s in a familiar, lived-in world, with Grabber personifying a kind of suburban nightmare coming to life. Derrickson and co-writer Cargill, who is also producing the film, have expanded the reduced source material into a vast and spooky world. Hill’s story is killer, non-filling, and spans about thirty pages. The Black Phone adaptation lasts nearly two hours, giving its main characters more backstory and emotional depth while making its villain even more convoluted.
It looks like this Joe Hill adaptation is supposed to appeal to viewers, as long as audiences know they’re looking for something deeper than just felt fears. the black phone will be released in theaters on Friday 24 June and will be available for streaming with a Pavone Premium subscription Monday 8th August. In the meantime, start planning your next trip to the cinema by checking out Gossipify’s schedule. 2022 film premieres to see what’s coming soon.
Source: Cinemablend
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