Slow-moving killer-in-the-woods story, only made memorable by the unanswered questions at the conclusion. Not a great addition to the genre.
24 Reviews
Very average slasher, complete with a perplexing ending!
dlvincent13 December 2018
All reviews scoring more than 5 are fake
deloudelouvain4 January 2019
I don't remember how I stumbled on this movie. I started watching it without knowing what kind of genre it was or what the story was about. I have nothing against horror/slasher movies as I do enjoy that genre sometimes but let's be honest there are alot of bad movies in the slasher genre, and Central Park is one of them. The story starts promising but as soon as 'the kids' are in Central Park and the slashing is supposed to begin the movie lost it. The amount of bad descisions is just staggering. For example, every kid spends half of his time on his smartphone in these modern times but in Central Park nobody thinks about calling 911 until the end. The running away seperately like a headless chicken is also so stupid you wonder who writes this stuff. But the worst part is not even the story that is very weak like almost all slashers, but the acting of those kids. It's really bad. None of those actors will ever make it in this industry. Over the top acting and most of the time just mumbling something instead of articulating. Central Park is a B-movie, a bad B-movie I wouldn't waste my time on.
poor movie
yamahapic27 December 2018
I got mugged by Central Park.
sim-sean29 December 2018
What a rip-off (I actually paid to watch this).... terrible script, confusing storyline, poor OTT acting. Not even an ounce of thrill that you'd might get from B-grade, low-budget slasher flicks. Keep your money, stay away from Central Park. You've been warned.
This Film is a complete FUBAR mess!
ScotsGirl8422 October 2020
Well that's time I'll never get back. It's Halloween season so I've been watching a lot of horror/slasher/thriller films and this was truly horrible. The acting was mediocre at best, the lighting and camera work was awful. As for the story, it's so full of plotlines and backstories that go absolutely no where, there's zero character development and so many loose ends it would drive anyone mad. There is literally nothing good I can say about this atrocity of a film. Don't waste your time by watching it! Pass it by!
Solid debut with a great cast. - Spoil Free -
karathefox10 December 2018
The movie starts with a gorgeous pan of Central Park. It moves slowly at first, like an old 70's movie, introducing a group of teenagers, friends from diverse ethnic and financial backgrounds and their teacher. The teenagers are kind of an older version of The Goonies and when one of their father's is accused of orchestrating a Ponzi scheme ala Bernie Madoff they decide to blow off steam and hang out in the park all night. In an unusual and most appreciated twist the perpetrator of said financial crimes, the father of one of the kids, is African-American and his new moniker 'Black Madoff' is front page news. After a visit to the 9/11 Memorial to visit one of the kids' parents' who died there, they're off to the park for a night of fun, making out, and blunts. (very accurate portrayal of teen life today) Once night falls, all hell breaks loose. Is The Man living in Central Park is hunting the kids or is it someone else? When their concerned teacher makes his way into the park we know some real s#$t is about to go down. The kids are now on the run to make it out of the park alive. Amazing acting all around. Solid directing. The script could have been tightened a bit but works. Very inventive ways of killing as well. If you like Ruby Modine you'll love this. It's also a social commentary on the Black experience in this country today. The confrontation with the police is nail biting. Looking forward to Justin Reinsilber's next film.
Better than the current rating
haskel-7295115 September 2019
not so good
ykhachabi12 May 2020
Movie standards
takato05245 March 2021
When you read a review, and the person says something like "people think good acting, atmosphere, and characters are needed to make a good movie," I can't help but laugh. Why would those things not be needed in any film? Are we supposed to just like the music and maybe setting? Come on! 3 reviews on this movie state what I said, and clearly they are fabricated. I couldn't even start this movie it was so bad. I gave it the preview and 30 minutes. Never again
WTF was that??
brockleyavenue8 January 2022
good enoff
ops-5253514 December 2018
F made by a newbie its an alright production,if made by an wealthy oldie in the business,i would have been dissapointed, because its merely a lack of budget and free economic resources that restraints the makers of central park from hitting the stars.
there are some brutal killings in this flick,and they happens so fast,even though you know something shall happen it jolts you. also the build up of story are stronger than the common horror flick ,with absensce of raw brutality in the start. boring you maight say,but it nourishes the story and expectations alot.
acting, well first part ok,but at moments of panick the actors loose credibility in the second half .
as i said about economic resources earlier,there are some technical flaws, especially the lightsettings in the night in the park,and day/nite interferrens in the same sequences. beyond that the editing and filmography are very nice.
there are still some holes in the plot and q's still unanswered ,so see for yourself,maybe i seizured during the screening.
Not worth it
reckless-6906915 January 2019
Absolutely garbage, but hilarious if you watch with friends
destinyjonathan-7480924 June 2023
I have no idea what I just watched. Left me with more questions than answers. If you want a movie where you are left totally perplexed throughout your entire viewing where nothing makes sense and then right when you think things are making sense, they dont anymore, this is the perfect movie for you. The movie resolves nothing at all.
Don't go into this expecting a great horror slasher movie. DO go into this movie expecting to watch it with your friends and laugh at the preposterousness of the entire movie. Excellent viewing experience if you take the latter approach.
2/10 for entertainment value.
Don't go into this expecting a great horror slasher movie. DO go into this movie expecting to watch it with your friends and laugh at the preposterousness of the entire movie. Excellent viewing experience if you take the latter approach.
2/10 for entertainment value.
It just didn't do it for me
Mike_T-Little_Mtn_Sound_Archive21 August 2020
I like simple slasher flicks. Always have, always will. This low budget B-flick had all the makings for a mindless, bad-decision making, buckets-of-blood slasher, but it simply never gets off the ground.
Typically, I rate movies based on the "enjoyment factor," and "did the film hold my attention for its duration..." simple feelings like that. Central Park NEVER came close to either of those two things. T
The pace is tediously slow, as the first near 45 minutes are filled with idle chit-chat...for character development. It was WAY overdone, and frankly, boring. The main 5-6 characters are high school kids, so the dialog is uninteresting. At about the 45 minute mark we see the first sign of "action." As the final act opens up, I had already been let down by the single so-far-still the only "action," as I waited scene after scene for "more action." And that's how it went. I spent the entire movie waiting for MORE...more anything, except idle chit-chat.
As of today (Aug 20, 2020) there is only one other review on IMDb, and that review speaks glowingly high about pretty much everything [as if often the case with these fake reviews, written by accts that have no action but the single review. I'm not saying that Is the case here, but there are number of the reviewer's opinions that I not only disagree with, but are factually incorrect. Those two, in combination, lead me to believe the review is all hype. It is nowhere near the film s/he sees unfolding.
I would consider Central Park as a barely average b-horror flick. The blood/gore was way almost non-existent, and the kills were uninspiring & bland. The script had its moments too, but wanders in to unrelated territory as if just to fill. Just as with the rest of the film, the entire movie script delivers a final product that lacks any real meat. Put simply...it was just a bore.
Typically, I rate movies based on the "enjoyment factor," and "did the film hold my attention for its duration..." simple feelings like that. Central Park NEVER came close to either of those two things. T
The pace is tediously slow, as the first near 45 minutes are filled with idle chit-chat...for character development. It was WAY overdone, and frankly, boring. The main 5-6 characters are high school kids, so the dialog is uninteresting. At about the 45 minute mark we see the first sign of "action." As the final act opens up, I had already been let down by the single so-far-still the only "action," as I waited scene after scene for "more action." And that's how it went. I spent the entire movie waiting for MORE...more anything, except idle chit-chat.
As of today (Aug 20, 2020) there is only one other review on IMDb, and that review speaks glowingly high about pretty much everything [as if often the case with these fake reviews, written by accts that have no action but the single review. I'm not saying that Is the case here, but there are number of the reviewer's opinions that I not only disagree with, but are factually incorrect. Those two, in combination, lead me to believe the review is all hype. It is nowhere near the film s/he sees unfolding.
I would consider Central Park as a barely average b-horror flick. The blood/gore was way almost non-existent, and the kills were uninspiring & bland. The script had its moments too, but wanders in to unrelated territory as if just to fill. Just as with the rest of the film, the entire movie script delivers a final product that lacks any real meat. Put simply...it was just a bore.
Totally failed slasher-attempt
johannes2000-18 October 2022
Apparently they intended to make an old-fashioned slasher flick, but it turned out as a total failure. The group of teens is extremely unsympathetic, so you couldn't care less what happens to them. There's hardly any suspense, the killings all come pretty much out-of the blue. The kids act stupid, like forgetting to call 911 on their phone, or spreading instead of staying together. The killer as well as the bearded hobo stay totally enigmatic: who the hell are they, why do they do what they do?!? Strangely enough in the end no-one even takes the trouble of removing the mask from the killer! Why do we get these background stories (one kid is the son of a recently arrested investor, another has some unspecified emotional troubles) when nothing is done with it? What's with the cop and the girl who calls him to find her missing husband, are they father and daughter? The acting of especially the kids is abominable, and the end of the movie feels as if the director (who's also the writer) had no idea how to come up with a decent closure and just decided to call it a day.
Suspenseful and atmospheric
sturmdrang23 January 2019
Don't believe the negative reviews. Central Park is an highly entertaining mystery slasher movie set against the backdrop of a Wall Street crisis. It's the unburdened young people who pay for the sins of their fathers.
A mixed bag.
parry_na25 January 2023
A group of students - Mikey, Leyla, Harold, Felix, Sessa - some of whom are given the briefest of backstories, spend a night at Central Park. They don't let anyone know that's where they're going, of course, because they intend to do three things that every young person does in this kind of film - get stoned, get drunk and indulge in mild sex acts. Here, this trio of pastimes is joined by a fourth essential in such circumstances - when they 'gotta go pee' (as happens on a number of occasions), that's often when the killer strikes.
There's a dishevelled man who lives in the caves in Central Park. Perhaps we're meant to believe he's the killer. There's another man, who has wrapped his head in tape. He intends our group of noisy youngsters harm - and to the often spaced-out Mikey's teacher too, who comes along to join the fun. These people spend a lot of time apart yelling - but are never heard by the other party.
Any pacing that might be brought on by the remaining group's rising panic is undone by the inclusion of two policemen, whose appearances could almost have been spliced in from another production for the most part. They are woefully behind events for the longest time.
This is a mixed bag. Ultimately, the story is confusing, but I like the fact that events occur in and around an identifiable location; it is efficiently acted (Justin A. Davis as Harold is probably my favourite performance), Justin Reinsilber's direction is quite nice, but the story is without much focus. The characters are not easy to care for, and the antagonist - or antagonists - remain mostly unexplained and equally difficult to invest in. My score is 6 out of 10.
There's a dishevelled man who lives in the caves in Central Park. Perhaps we're meant to believe he's the killer. There's another man, who has wrapped his head in tape. He intends our group of noisy youngsters harm - and to the often spaced-out Mikey's teacher too, who comes along to join the fun. These people spend a lot of time apart yelling - but are never heard by the other party.
Any pacing that might be brought on by the remaining group's rising panic is undone by the inclusion of two policemen, whose appearances could almost have been spliced in from another production for the most part. They are woefully behind events for the longest time.
This is a mixed bag. Ultimately, the story is confusing, but I like the fact that events occur in and around an identifiable location; it is efficiently acted (Justin A. Davis as Harold is probably my favourite performance), Justin Reinsilber's direction is quite nice, but the story is without much focus. The characters are not easy to care for, and the antagonist - or antagonists - remain mostly unexplained and equally difficult to invest in. My score is 6 out of 10.
wasted opportunity
stephen_dines-7939416 April 2022
Nutter at large at night in Central Park. Bunch of teenagers go for a romantic stroll and then stuff happens. Them's the basics. Actually you've got a plot to explore with that but this is poorly put together. I suspect the budget is partially to blame for the lacklustre way it plays out but sad to say some of the acting ain't all that either. One piece of advice given the ending left room for a potential follow up......please, DON'T.
He's got 5 on it
kosmasp1 November 2020
Silly joke aside, this is about teenagers being just that. Well as long as they can or are allowed to. The riffing and the dialog you hear of and from them, comes off naturally. It's almost a shame this isn't a drama, I think I would have liked it even more. But in the horror department it is lacking certain things to make this exceptional overall.
You have to suspend your disbelief for sure - even so some of the decisions by the characters involved here may strike you as odd to say the least. Especially when it comes to getting authoroties involved. But that aside - maybe you have a soft side for low budget movies and find something in this others haven't .. it's not all bad
You have to suspend your disbelief for sure - even so some of the decisions by the characters involved here may strike you as odd to say the least. Especially when it comes to getting authoroties involved. But that aside - maybe you have a soft side for low budget movies and find something in this others haven't .. it's not all bad
Teenagers, always getting into trouble
beran-michael30 March 2021
Ambitious story telling
moviegirl-0174127 January 2019
This movie has a real 70's kind of vibe in terms of its story telling. It isn't just a quick in and out slash and burn kinda movie. The writer/director takes his time setting up the story. Overall the acting is very good. The 'kids' are believable and have great chemistry between them . The cops work as does the over concerned teacher and his wife. Definitely worth a watch.
i hated this movie with every being and fiber of my body
jdlabistre24 June 2023
This is probably the worst thing I've ever seen. 100 years from now when I'm dying on a hospital bed and I'm asked what my biggest regret was it will be that I turned on my Tv and watch this movie on that fateful day... I will never be able to recover from this. No amount of therapy will save me. No amount of prescription pills will let me recover. I am a shell. This memory is so bad my brain is physically rejecting it and now I have a headache every time I think about it. Why did you post this, thinking it was a good idea? You've permanently ruined my life because of this, I hope you're happy. I hope that one day this gets branded as a war crime and you get hauled off to prison, never to see the light of day again. The fact that you're already not in a psych ward for insanity is so baffling I have lost all faith in every kind of justice system. If you subscribe to any religion, you'd best spend the rest of your time atoning for this ultimate sin. Have a terrible day, I hope this creation of yours haunts you in your dreams.
Really engaging
jacquelinesage-1607214 December 2018
Great Film
beasting17 December 2018
I don't know what everyone elses problem is with this film, but it is a great horror film that keeps you guessing! These people think every movie has to be top notch as far as acting, plot, actors, actresses, etc.....FYI, it doesn't! This was an awesome horror film regardless what all the other grouches said about it!
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