Night Swim-Swimmingly Disappointing

    Raise your hand if you love a good horror film, because I’ll tell you what: They can be hard to come by. Personally, if I don't scream several times during a movie it's “no go” for me. Would Night Swim actually get me to scream multiple times? Nope, it didn't. 

    The film is written by Rod Blackhurst and Bryce McGuire; it is also directed by the former. It’s based on a 2014 short film the two created by the same name. The cast includes:  Wyatt Russell (son of Kurt Russell), Kerry Condon, Nancy Lenehan, Ben Sinclair, and Jodi Long.

    Curiosity killed the cat, so my interest caused me to ask myself several questions before stepping into a movie about a possessed pool of all things. Was it a pool that only gets possessed at night? A pool that gets possessed if someone swims in it? 

    Unfortunately, I only screamed once! Imagine me as Commodus in Gladiator giving a thumbs down. I was really disappointed. 

    Although it was only 90 minutes long, it seemed longer. It took a long time to get through the background stuff and get to the “meat and potatoes” of the horror part of the movie. To be honest, they could’ve kept their meat and potatoes.

     One apparent factor in all horror films is that common sense seems to leave the characters. What is up with that? It was true in this movie too. They weren't using it not one bit. They were ignoring things they shouldn’t have and falling for things they should've ignored.

    I’m not gonna lie, I tend to chat sometimes at the movie screen — but who doesn’t? It especially happens when I'm watching a horror film; “Girl why you doing that?” “Girl you better move!” You know, stuff like that.  If only they could hear me and stop what they’re doing. I most definitely would be saving a lot of lives.

    Overall, I would say this movie was more creepy than scary. The scares didn't make me scared. I was just creeped out. That counts for something I guess right? 

    In my humble opinion,” it's a no for me dawg”. You should not pay to see this movie. You will be disappointed if you do. It's not either scary or entertaining enough. Towards the end, I even predicted what would happen. 

    It really should have been a straight to streaming film. The only reason I think it wasn't was because it had two producers who are giants in the world of horror; James Wan and Jason Blum. Some of their work include The Conjuring franchise and Get Out, respectively.  Save your coins, wait for it to be streaming on Peacock.

    Lastly, as to the question of whether you should take your children to see this movie, I would say this: “Hell to the no."  In my experience, horror movies give children nightmares. Children would not find it entertaining in the least bit. If you have a teenager who is mature enough to handle horror movies, then you may want to take them. Personally, I didn't take my children to horror movies. I didn't want to deal with the fallout from it. This film is rated PG-13 for terror, some violent content and language.

    If you go see it in the theater or if you wait to stream it, I'd love to know what you think. Leave me a comment.

I give it 1/5 "Charms."

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Just a Mom Who Loves Movies