Dreamkatcher 2020

Welcome to the mildest horror movie you have ever seen. The plot revolves around a young child trying to get away from his bad dreams by stealing a Dreamcatcher (Dreamkatcher?) from a creepy neighbor. Unfortunately for him, an evil spirit possesses these twigs. I thought the cast had great potential. Lin Shaye, Radha Mitchell, and Henry Thomas all appear is some excellent movies and can shine with a good script. Unfortunately, having good actors doesn't necessarily mean it can save your movie. The dialogue is stale and falls flat throughout. I kept getting pulled out of the plot by the unbelievable conversations and actions of these characters. Despite the lousy script, I could tell Radha Mitchell was giving everything she had to her character, and she gave the best performance. What about the horror aspect of the movie? Well, it's quite tame, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the scares were so predictable. "Oh, here is our main character grabbing something from the fridge, I bet the kid is behind the door, jumpscare in 3...2...1..." This movie could have been something good, the story was redeemable, and they had the actors. But they messed it up with a terrible script and questionable character choices. It just wasn't believable, or scary, or entertaining.