Megan - Film Review

 

Hi Folks 

Hope all are enjoying 2023!

It's already going too fast.  One slight highlight is going to see the new horror film from Blumhouse - the creators of the Paranormal Activity films and the recent Halloween remake.

The trailer looked really good yet the film was a slight let down.  It should have been R Rated with more kills and gore and is low on both.

The film starts with Cady, a lonely girl who is obsessed with her Furby type toy.  She is  going on a skiing trip with her parents. Until they have a Jeremy Renner style run in with a snow plow.

Her Aunt Gemma played by the gorgeous Allison Williams ends up with full custody of Cady, who is the sole survivor of the crash.  As luck would have it Gemma is a genius and part creator of the Furby type creature and has been working on a revolutionary interactive doll called Megan.  Gemma uses Cady to test out the creepy doll which links to its user and promises to protect Cady.

That's when the doll starts becoming more than it should be and going on a killer spree.

Overall - the film is quite good at building suspense, but sometimes the outcome can be too flat.  As I mentioned earlier there isn't enough kills or gore.  The acting from all involved is very good though.  It also seems to be a satire and warning of how we, as parents interact with our children and how we allow them too much time online or interacting with AI technology.

The film also seemed to have a few scenes similar to old films including near the beginning when we see through Megan's vision as she looks at a pen.  It reminded me of the classic tracking scene from the original Robocop film.

There is already a Megan sequel planned, which I'll be interested in seeing. Hopefully more gore though.

Score  -   6.8/10