Here is My Movie Review of The Boogeyman 2023

 

Here is My Movie Review of The Boogeyman 2023

So basically what happens is that you have this guy named Will Harper who is a therapist who is coping with the Lost of his wife so he decides to visit this guy named Lester Billings He told them that they're this entity called The Boogeyman that prayed on people who are coping with the Lost of something and it haunts and scares children. So one night his youngest daughter Sawyer Harper here's where noises coming from a room so she tell their older sister Sadie Harper that there's something in there but she does it really believer until she starts hearing scary voices and she realized that that The Boogeyman is in their house trying to kill them so it's up to well Harper and his kids to conquer their fears and kill The Boogeyman and that is basically what the story is for this film. Now the storyline this movie is exactly how it is in the short story by Stephen King will Harper's wife  is trying to come with the lost of her and he hear the voice of the Boogeyman and everything that power to survive and I have to say this is a perfect Stephen King adaptation because it gets a lot of things from the short story right. 

Now the acting in this movie is terrific because there's not many actors in this movie there's only 8 In this movie. But I have to say all of them still give really powerful and suspenseful performances. 

Chris Messina plays Will Harper in the film. I have to say he still does a spectacular job as the character. Now Will Harper as a character is perfect because he is exactly how he is in the short story. He is still coping with the loss of his wife, he has to take care of his two kids and he has to overcome his grave by battling The Boogeyman to protect his family. The scene where Will Harper Is talking to Lester Billings is really accurate to the short story because the exact same thing happened: he is talking about what happened with his family with the Boogeyman. It is probably the most  Important moment of the film because it also foreshadows events that would happen later on in the film such as him by the way against The Boogeyman to protect his two daughters. The chemistry between him and Sophie Thatcher, Vivien Lyra Blair, David Dastmalchian, and Michael Bekemier Is perfect.

David Dastmalchian plays Lester Billings in the film. Even though he doesn't play a big role in this movie I have to say he still does a terrific job as the character.  Now Lester Billings Also as a character is just like how he is in the short story because he killed his three kids, his wife died and he started to go crazy so he visited Will Harper as his therapist to try help him out With his problems. The scene where Lester Billings mentions this too his therapist Will Harper is probably the most disturbing moment of the entire film because it is exactly how he is in the short story  mentions that he is  the one responsible for the death of his three kids and that's why he started to go crazy. It is probably the most disturbing moment of the entire film. The chemistry between him and Chris Messina Is perfect. 

However the absolute big standout of the entire film is Vivien Lyra Blair as Sawyer Harper Because she does such a tremendous job of giving a really powerful and emotional performance and even scenes where Sawyer Harper is supposed to be really scared she also managed to pull that off really well. Also the fact that this actress is only 10 years old just shows that she had a really bright future ahead of her as an actress. Now the character of Sawyer Harper is really terrific because She knows that The Boogeyman is lurking under her bed and she wants her older sister Sadie Harper To help her get rid of the monster and protect her family. The scene where Sawyer Harper Here's the boogeyman is not only really scary but it makes sense because she thought her older sister Sadie Harper was just messing with her. It is probably one of the most terrifying moments of the entire film and that is due to the awesome end creeping music that plays throughout this entire scene. The chemistry between her and Chris Messina Is outstanding.

Sophie Thatcher plays Sawyer Harper's older sister Sadie Harper in the film. I have to say she still does a spectacular job as the character. Now the character of Sadie Harper is just like how she is in the short story. She shows that she really cares about her youngest sister Sawyer Harper and how she wants to help her conquer her fears of the boogeyman and protect her family. The scene where Sadie Harper sees The Boogeyman  and it tries to kill it's probably the most disturbing and nail biting scene of the entire film because in the short story the exact same thing happens Sadie Harper sees The Boogeyman and it tries to kill her. The chemistry between him and Chris Messina Is remarkable. 

 Daniel Hagen Voices The Boogeyman in the film. I have to say he still does it spectacular job as this character he gives probably the scariest performance in the entire film. Now the character of The Boogeyman is really accurate to the short story because it likes to prey on children and scare them to death to the point that they would eventually eat them.  Also The Boogeyman's backstory is actually very interesting because it killed the Billings family and it only tortured a family that experiences tragedy then it goes after them. So that's why it went after Will Harper ´ s family because his wife died. The scene where The Boogeyman attacks the Harper family is not only the scariest moment of the entire film but it just shows how far the Boogeyman will go to psychologically break them and torment them and then eventually kill them. It is probably the most spine tingling scene of the entire film. The Boogeyman is probably up there with Dracula from Renfield as one of the best villains of 2023. The Rivalry between it and the harpers is magnificent because it wants to haunt and torture them and then eventually kill them. The chemistry between him and Chris Messina Is exquisite. 

Now the directing by Rob Savage Is perfect because what I like about his directing that he did a excellent job following the short story perfectly into the storyline and characters because the exact same thing happened in the short story The Harper family is being haunted by The Boogeyman and they had to find a way to try and stop it. But I  like how he is able to build up The Boogeyman as this dark and evil threat because he does not Immediately show it in the beginning; the only thing you see of it in the beginning is its arm. But you mostly hear the dark scary and intense voice and then by the third act he finally gets to see it and it is worth The hype that the movie has been leading. I think it's really remarkable how he did that. 

So in conclusion I still really enjoyed this movie because the storyline was very scary but very interesting because it actually got everything from the short story right above the Harper family trying to overcome their fears and take down The Boogeyman and survive. Also the standout performance is Vivien Lyra Blair who gives such a brilliant job as Sawyer Harper. Also The Boogeyman is probably up there with Cassandra Nova from Deadpool and Wolverine is one of the best villains of the 2020s. I think this is up there with 1922 as one of the best Stephen King film adaptations. I think this is probably up there with Cobweb as one of the most underrated films of 2023. I think this film is also off there with Love & Monsters with Dylan O'Brien as one of the most underrated films of the 2020s. Also even though David Dastmalchian Is not in the film a whole lot he still gives a really powerful and spectacular performance as Lester Billings. I highly recommend you watch this film especially if you like The Black Phone with Ethan Hawke. Then I'm sure you're going to like this one. I give this movie a 80/10.