A Solid Horror Movie that Deserves to be Seen on the Big Screen

innerstuff

This was a great movie. I usually go to a horror flick expecting to be played down to, but this was an intelligent, well shot film with quite a few handfuls of solid scares and laughs.

I found out later that the director had known about the hospital where he was going to shoot the film while he was writing the script. And it shows. As you walk through rusty hallways and dark, dank rooms with the characters, you feel transported directly into the action. Creepy. I'm a big fan of survival horror video games for the same reason. When you feel like you're there, the sense of dread and impending doom makes the experience that much more intense.

Good acting, intriguing story, surprisingly good production value, and a first-time direction by someone who obviously knows what he's doing.

The real tragedy of this is that Boo! was never wildly released before it came out on DVD. But that's why I'm spreading the word. If you want to have some fun and you want to be genuinely terrified, throw in Boo!, turn off the lights, and jack up that surround sound. You won't be disappointed.

score 9/10

innerstuff 24 October 2005

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw1200777/