Where did it all go wrong? Blast!
Slenderman has limitless potential as a film but after Slender (2016) I started to fear it was potential that would never be met.
The first 15 minutes or so of The Slender Man had me gripped, this was well made and genuinely scary stuff. Truly scary and I don't say that very often.
Then to my horror it all fell apart and this movie which I was beginning to think was going to turn into something special turned into another found footage film and an utter mess.
The plot makes little sense, the pacing is disastrous and all the magic from the start of the film flickers down to nothing.
I believe Slender Man will get a great film one day (Or has one already I haven't seen) this however is not that film.
The Good:
Genuinely scary in places
The Bad:
No rhyme or reason why people are recording most of the time
Poor audio balancing
Incoherent plot
Front cover makes him look like a gothic Koro-sensei
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
If you're going to kidnap children, doing it during the day in the middle of the street seems like a good call