"Pet Sematary: Bloodlines" is a prequel to the 2019 remake that had a lot of potential but completely losses the scares of the original story.
Starting off with the good, the movie itself is actually very well directed. The director does a really good job at creating some pretty great shots along with a nice color palette. There's a pretty good cast here. And there is some pretty bloody kills here. If you're here for the gore, there is a plentiful amount of it.
Unfortunately that's really all the positives I have for this lackluster prequel. This movie really suffers from trading creepy scares for joyless gore and dull jump scares. This movie also features some really boring characters, especially the lead. He is very flat throughout the whole movie and he didn't feel interesting even once. Most of the characters are pretty bland. The acting is fine for the most part but there really isn't a standout. The movie too is also paced very weirdly as it really just pushes through everything too quickly. There isn't enough emotional weight since everything moves for quick. This is also a very poorly edited movie. It's very messy and scenes will quickly cut without any real end. And finally this movie has far too many characters that it never takes time to actually get to know them, some are basically forgotten throughout the movie until suddenly they come back.
Overall despite some good directing, this movie falls flat and should've stayed buried.
Starting off with the good, the movie itself is actually very well directed. The director does a really good job at creating some pretty great shots along with a nice color palette. There's a pretty good cast here. And there is some pretty bloody kills here. If you're here for the gore, there is a plentiful amount of it.
Unfortunately that's really all the positives I have for this lackluster prequel. This movie really suffers from trading creepy scares for joyless gore and dull jump scares. This movie also features some really boring characters, especially the lead. He is very flat throughout the whole movie and he didn't feel interesting even once. Most of the characters are pretty bland. The acting is fine for the most part but there really isn't a standout. The movie too is also paced very weirdly as it really just pushes through everything too quickly. There isn't enough emotional weight since everything moves for quick. This is also a very poorly edited movie. It's very messy and scenes will quickly cut without any real end. And finally this movie has far too many characters that it never takes time to actually get to know them, some are basically forgotten throughout the movie until suddenly they come back.
Overall despite some good directing, this movie falls flat and should've stayed buried.