Film Review – The Boy

I wish “The Boy” was nearly as fun as it sounds. Inspired by anthology horror shows like “The Twilight Zone,” the feature tries to pack in a few twists and turns as it slowly arranges a semi-haunted house environment for the main character. I suppose expecting something fresh from the director of the “The Devil Inside” is a mistake, but William Brent Bell only wants to cheat his way through “The Boy,” assembling a disappointingly flaccid chiller that’s never quite as amplified or disturbing as it could be, keeping a PG-13 mood of cheap scares and weak screenwriting before it gives up for good in the finale. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com