When it comes to horror and musicals, I'm willing to forgive a lot. Unfortunately, Don't Go in the Woods is both a subpar horror movie and a lousy musical. The premise is solid, but the script feels like it was cobbled together in a few days. The songs range from "not that good" to "oh god I need to skip forward", and the horror elements feel tacked on.
D'Onofrio is talented, even when he's making a bad movie, and there are some really nice visuals here. If he'd committed more to the horror aspect, this could have been something cool. As is, it's a mildly unpleasant experiment. I wanted badly to like this one, but I just couldn't.
1.5 bad Conor Oberst impressions out of 5
I've never once been disappointed with a Vincent D'Onofrio performance. I think he's great.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this film, ftr.
He directed this one. I should've been clearer in the nut! I read he shot it in his backyard.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise. I thought he was in it. I’m doubly intrigued now (the musical part had me slightly intrigued), but also wary because it screams bad horror movie and you know how I feel about those.
ReplyDeleteI’ll keep it on the secondary radar.