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"Afraid" starts with a promising premise, but unfortunately, the script quickly unravels into a tangled mess that leaves viewers scratching their heads. The film initially sets up an intriguing atmosphere, with its eerie tone and suspenseful pacing drawing you in. However, as the story progresses, it becomes clear that the script struggles to maintain coherence, relying on tired clichés and underdeveloped characters to move the plot forward.

The dialogue feels stilted and unnatural, often pulling you out of the experience rather than immersing you in it. Key moments that should evoke tension or emotion instead come across as forced or unintentionally comical. The lack of depth in the characters makes it difficult to care about their fates, and the plot holes are impossible to ignore.

The most jarring issue, however, is the abrupt left turn the story takes in its final act. What begins as a horror thriller suddenly veers into an entirely different genre, leaving the audience bewildered. This shift feels unearned and completely undermines the buildup of the first two-thirds of the movie. Instead of a satisfying conclusion, viewers are left with a finale that feels rushed, nonsensical, and disconnected from the rest of the film.

While Afraid had potential, its poorly executed script and baffling narrative choices ultimately derail what could have been a compelling story. It's a frustrating watch, leaving you more disappointed than scared.

Dead Mail tries hard to be mysterious, surreal, and emotionally gripping-but ends up as a confusing, over-directed mess. While the acting is passable (and occasionally quite strong), it's ultimately wasted on a story that's so convoluted, it borders on nonsensical.

The plot meanders without purpose, stacking cryptic moments that never pay off and characters that seem to exist solely to deliver cryptic dialogue. Rather than building intrigue, the film feels like it's constantly trying to convince you it's smarter than it is. The result is frustrating, not fascinating.

The direction doesn't help. It feels self-indulgent and unsure of itself-flipping between visual styles and tones with no clear vision. Scenes drag on or cut abruptly, leaving emotional beats either overwrought or unfinished. The musical score is particularly baffling: a jarring mix of ambient noise and overdramatic cues that often clash with the scene's tone rather than support it.

Ultimately, Dead Mail wants desperately to be a David Lynch film-but without Lynch's control, vision, or talent. Instead, it comes off as a poor imitation of surrealism, mistaking confusion for complexity and aesthetic for substance.

If you're looking for a film with real depth or meaning behind the weirdness, you won't find it here. Dead Mail is a stylish but empty envelope.

Unsure how this got any good reviews.

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to watch paint dry while actors mumble through a script written on a napkin, Ouija: A New Beginning has you covered. This cinematic disaster manages to take the concept of a haunted Ouija board and do the unthinkable: make it boring.

Let's start with the acting, which is less "scared of ghosts" and more "confused to be on set." The cast delivers their lines like they just woke up from a nap and are still unsure what movie they're in. Emotions range from wooden to slightly less wooden, and not a single performance makes you care about anyone's fate. Honestly, I was rooting for the spirits-if only to put these characters (and the audience) out of their misery.

The directing? Imagine someone trying to build suspense but accidentally filming a slow-moving soap opera instead. Scenes drag on forever, with all the energy of a DMV line. The only thing terrifying here is the editing, which seems to actively avoid anything scary.

And then there's the story. Calling it "silly" is generous. It's a convoluted mess of clichés, plot holes, and nonsense logic. You could probably summon a demon faster than you could figure out what the heck is going on in this script. Best of all, despite being a Ouija movie, the actual board is barely in it. It's like making a Jaws sequel with no shark-just people standing around talking about maybe swimming someday.

Pacing? Think molasses in January. Scares? Nonexistent. Atmosphere? Only if you count the fog of confusion you'll be stuck in while watching.

Ouija: A New Beginning isn't just a bad horror movie-it's a masterclass in how not to make one. It'll leave you terrified that you wasted your time and money.