Film Review – Five Nights at Freddy’s

Created by Scott Cawthon, the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” video game franchise has been going strong since 2014, welcoming players to a strange monster mash of ‘80s nostalgia and horror-based gameplay, giving younger players a genre experience without destroying bedtimes. Like any popular video game, the time has come to bring Cawthon’s creation to the big screen, with the creator taking screenwriting duties with Seth Cuddeback and Emma Tammi (who also directs), tasked with turning a point-and-click event into a real movie. “Five Nights at Freddy’s” arrives with capable production achievements and some macabre additions, but the production misses the mark when it comes to scares and pace. It’s a rather dull visit to the Chuck E. Cheese-inspired pit of Hell, finding the overall picture saddled with too much plot and attempts at mood, missing a critical sense of threat that’s boosted the game’s global success. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com