With 20 reviews released so far, horror-comedy ‘The Haunting of Bridge Hollow’, starring Marlon Wayans (“Paranormal Inactivity”) and Priah Ferguson (“Stranger Things”), has been reviewed with just 35% approval on Rotten Tomatoes. .
The general consensus is that the film fails to deliver a fun family adventure, relying on cliches that add nothing to the genre.
We separate the excerpts from the main criticisms:
“Despite an interesting premise, decent special effects, and friendly tone, this horror-comedy never fails to entertain.” (Los Angeles Times)
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“It’s all very familiar and mindless.” (RogerEbert.com)
“Jeff Wadlow’s movie is innocuous enough to serve as background noise while kids sort their candy after Halloween night.” (IndieWire)
“The film promises an amusing story and a big, sinister confusion, but doesn’t deliver on that promise.” (The New York Times)
“The story isn’t groundbreaking, but it delivers on its promise. It’s hard not to love a cute Halloween comedy. (Bloody Disgusting)
“‘The Curse of Bridge Hollow’ is a harmless way to introduce younger audiences to the horror genre.” (IGN Movies)
Remember that the feature is now available on the Netflix platform!
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Jeff Wadlow (“Truth or Dare”) is directing.
The plot follows how a father (Wayans) and his teenage daughter (Ferguson) are forced to team up and save their town after a mischievous ancient spirit brings Halloween decorations to life and wreaks havoc everywhere they go. .
In addition to acting, Wayans resumes production, alongside Rick Alvarez and Nathan Reimann, with whom he worked on “Six Times Confusion” (2019).
The screenplay is by Todd Berger (“The Smurfs: A Halloween Story”) and John R. Morey (“Family Guys”).
The cast also includes John Michael Higgins, Lauren Lapkus, Rob Riggle, Nia Vardalos, Abi Monterey, Holly J. Barrett, Myles Vincent Perez and Helen Slayton-Hughes.