Slender Man

2018
PG-13
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

3.3/10

40K

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In a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of them goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.

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In a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends, fascinated by the internet lore of the Slender Man, attempt to prove that he doesn't actually exist - until one of them mysteriously goe... Read allIn a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends, fascinated by the internet lore of the Slender Man, attempt to prove that he doesn't actually exist - until one of them mysteriously goes missing.In a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends, fascinated by the internet lore of the Slender Man, attempt to prove that he doesn't actually exist - until one of them mysteriously goes missing.

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IMDb RATING

3.3/10

40K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations

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Slender Man: The 3 Bells

Featurette 1:22

Slender Man: Dark Path (Vignette)

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'Slender Man' Star Joey King Wants to Scare You

Joey King talks about the terrifying tale of Slender Man, sisterhood, and her most underrated role in our latest edition of "Who, What, When?"

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Trivia
The tall doctor at the hospital, the one Hallie saw in the very dark corridor is the 6' 8½" tall actor Javier Botet, who also portrayed the Slender Man.

Goofs
In the woods, when the three girls blindfold themselves, Chloe's blindfold changes from wide to very thin, and then back to wide, thus varying the portion of her face covered by the blindfold.

Quotes
Wren: He gets in your head like a virus.
Chloe: What kind of virus?
Wren: Like a computer virus that infects your hard drive, but instead of your hard drive, it's your brain!

Connections
Featured in Half in the Bag: 2017 Movie Catch-up: Part 1 (2018)

Soundtracks
A Day as a Cat
Written by Lavinia Anna De Santoli
Performed by Cat Claws
Courtesy of 411 Music Group and Preludio (42 Records)

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4/10

Slender Man: Another missed opportunity

This latest version of the Slender Man mythology seems to be universally reviled though I don't entirely understand why. It's not great but it's simply not THAT bad.

Alike Lovecraft Slender Man seems to be one of those commonly used subject matters that always seeems to miss the mark. Filmmakers just don't seem to be able to make the most out of the fantastic material presented before them.

So yet again we see a tale of a group of young folks on the run from the Slender Man and spooky things happen. Yadayadayada.

With a decent young cast including Joey King and Annalise Basso we're presented with the glossiest and most high budget Slender Man movie yet. Sadly along with the budget comes all the usual Hollywood horror flaws, demonstrating once again how badly Hollywood have lost their way when it comes to the entire genre.

Sure it looks great, but the plot tail spins out of control by about the halfway mark and that's such a shame as up until then it was showing real potential. Hollywood need to go back to the drawing board, hire indie filmmakers to adapt material otherwise we'll just keep getting this Insidious/Conjuring tripe.

Slender Man has it's moments and the concept is pure gold, this however is more squandered potential.

The Good:

It's Slender Man!

Atmospheric

Great cast

The Bad:

Plot falls apart badly

Potential isn't met

Too many common tropes and cliches

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Slender Man mythology is fantastic but really inconsistent, no wonder they get it so wrong with adaptations

Joey King and Annalise Basso are going to be big stars

Slender Man is like Aliens (Xenomorphs), he needs keeping in the shadows or he looks a bit silly

This should have been called The Ring: Slender Man