The Bye Bye Man

Led by a few strong performances, and delivering plenty of heart-clutching moments, The Bye Bye Man is sure to appeal to horror lovers of all stripes.

The Bye Bye Man is cheesy, but it feels knowingly cheesy, with a heavy dose of wink-wink, nudge-nudge from the filmmakers.

What we’re left with are a few PG-13 murders, uninspired performances, some not-so-scary urban legends and a couple of actresses who must be wondering how they got here.

The concept is derivative of about a dozen other movies and their sequels.

Any hopes of smart social commentary or unsettling psychological underpinnings are quickly shattered by a clichéd screenplay and amateurish performances.

The Bye Bye Man is an unfathomably inept horror film; one that’s an obvious byproduct of The Babadook/It Follows brand of horror success. It is, without apology, one of the emptiest, nonsensical haunted thrillers ever to fail genre audiences.

Horror-movie fans often have put up with a lot to get their requisite amount of fright per month, and that tolerance limit is seriously tested by this slapdash attempt to introduce a new slasher hall-of-fame character into the mix.

This is the kind of movie requiring an advent into being sufficiently cultured in things such as mystery and literature. No, it's not your typical, nonsensical, thriller-alike horror fest, even though the cover might suggest such, hence the stereotypically literary acting. A horror movie might differ on the thematic approach behind it, and is not necessarily something meant to be simply "scary" for the so obviously fanatic masses, it might also be the object of curiosity for people interested in the occult, complexion of plots, or stigmas regarding the context in question. With all that said... This is obviously a great movie compared to the average horror movie! From the makers of the instant classic Oculus: Devil's Mirror movie, this masterpiece seems to enact once again plot twists worth the wondering. One of the funniest things in this movie is how, the character of another race looks extremely similar to Timbo, from the Oculus movie, adding this movie some extra ironic element and approach into it... However, it's important to beware of the nudity present within the movie and use some discretion regarding it, if necessary...

Don't think it! Don't say it! Just watch it! There's nothing major difference with this and the regular horror flicks, except the internal structure of the tale. For that alone, it is worth a watch. Because they have used it the better way, yet the familiarity gives out everything to its viewers. So sad that you could predict the entire film, despite their best effort to turn it around. The good news is, if you are not a horror film fan, you possibly would enjoy it. But those who love and watch horror films regularly would find it somewhat a waste of time. I was the first one, and I thought it was better than some of the recent big names from the same genre. Yeah, looks a mix of plenty of films. It was somewhat like 'It Follows', but less complicated. Easy to follow the characters and the story. Though from the beginning itself, it was very intentional. A decent cast and the filmmaking. It could be scary for some viewers, but I found a little edgy and well paced narration. But sadly it did not miss any of the usual horror flick formula. One of the most overused, not just in this film, but any horror films is that those film character interviewing the one of the survivours from the past. So if you don't mind such common usage, it is an acceptable film. 6/10

This isint a great horror film but its an interesting one, alot of the things that happen dont make sense but the movie was fun too watch and a bit funny i enjoyed watching it

The Bye Bye Man is enjoyably bad for a while, goofy and dumb but laugh-along entertainment after midnight, then it becomes coma-inducingly stupid wrapped in too much seriousness. How are Faye Dunaway, Leigh Whannell and Carrie-Anne Moss in this?!

The Bye Bye Man has a really good premise. Problem is that this film is riddled with horror cliches, bad acting, poor dialogue, and horrendous characterization.