Dear David

Dear David tries its best to scare, but it never quite brings the spookiness it promises. It suffers from trying to do a bit too much with the living characters and not enough with the dead ones. Also, way too much lens flare.

You can’t fault an attempt to transform a viral sensation into the next bonkers realization of contemporary horror that exploits our ever-volatile online climate—but you can always fault a genre film that doesn’t do the chosen genre justice.

This low-rent, no-energy, seen-it-all-before genre wank left me absolutely terrified of returning to an era when micro-blogged cries for help could last for half a year and run the length of a novella.

So if you’re in search of a new horror film to watch in the countdown to Halloween this October, look elsewhere—no need to go exploring this particular noise in your streaming pool.

Dear David is branded content—uninspired and hollow to a fault—and perhaps that’s even more disturbing than a five-year-old internet ghost story.

it is a boring paint-by-numbers ghost movie, a jumble of tropes borrowed from movies like “The Ring,” and a poor facsimile of its influences.

I'm sorry, I saw this movie last night and it was way better than the critics rate it. I have seen a lot worse. This had some creepy moments and overall a decent story. It held my interest and kept me engaged so I would recommend given the crap that's out in theaters now.

(CASTELLANO) Hay películas que nacen de ideas originales, otras de libros o leyendas, y luego está Dear David, que viene directamente de un hilo de Twitter. La premisa prometía: una historia de terror basada en supuestos hechos reales, con ese aire moderno de "terror digital" que tanto juego podría dar. Pero al final, lo que podría haber sido inquietante se queda en una especie de refrito sin **** película tiene sus momentos, algún susto puntual que funciona y una atmósfera que al principio parece querer construir algo serio. Pero no **** mucho en volverse repetitiva, con un desarrollo que ni asusta, ni inquieta, ni engancha. Lo más frustrante es que intenta tomarse tan en serio que pierde lo que podría haber sido su mayor baza: lo absurdo y lo misterioso del fenómeno **** personajes no ayudan. Cuesta empatizar con ellos, y la historia, que debería ir creciendo en tensión, se va desinflando poco a poco. Cuando llega el final, lo único que queda es la sensación de que todo esto daba para un corto... o mejor, para quedarse en **** los fans del terror clásico ni los que buscan algo diferente saldrán muy satisfechos. Se puede ver, sí, pero con expectativas muy bajas. Una lástima, porque Dear David tenía todo para ser, como mínimo, una experiencia curiosa.(ENGLISH) Some films are born from original ideas, others from books or urban legends… and then there’s Dear David, which comes straight from a Twitter thread. The premise was promising: a horror story based on supposed real events, with a modern "digital terror" twist that could have really worked. But in the end, what could have been unsettling turns out to be a soulless **** movie has its moments—there are a few jump scares that do their job and an atmosphere that initially seems to be building toward something serious. But it quickly becomes repetitive, with a plot that doesn’t really scare, intrigue, or hook you in. What’s most frustrating is how seriously it tries to take itself, losing what could’ve been its best card: the absurd, mysterious nature of the original viral **** characters don’t help. It’s hard to empathize with them, and the story, which should build tension, just slowly fizzles out. By the time the ending rolls around, you’re left feeling like this was better suited for a short… or honestly, best left on Twitter.Neither fans of classic horror nor those looking for something different will leave satisfied. It’s watchable, sure—but only if you keep your expectations very low. A shame, because Dear David had all the ingredients to at least be an intriguing experience.

The beginning of the film looked quite interesting, but unfortunately, the closer it got to the end, the more stupid it got. The ending of the movie was a complete disaster, never again. In addition, I found the promotion of homosexuals absolutely disgusting. I don't understand why even in that film the epidemic of sexual orientation has to be promoted, i.e. a disease, it's disgusting!