The Bye Bye Man Reviews

I really wanted to see this when I originally saw the trailer. Then I just kind of faded away from it. Besides that I constantly noticed bad ratings and not really any good comments. Anyways I finally got the chance to go ahead and check it out for myself. Stacy Title also directed part of Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror so I guess I shouldn't be so surprised about how this turned out to be. This is the third movie written by Jonathan Penner and the first in at least 20 years. This is the only writing credit for Robert Damon Schneck.

So let's start off with the characters and acting. Douglas Smith clearly doesn't have the same skills as his brother Gregory Smith of Everwood and Rookie Blue fame. I think he tried, but he mostly came off as silly. I liked Lucien Laviscount and he was easily my favorite part of this movie. He is always interesting to watch if you ask me. Now I have never heard of Cressida Bonas, but I'm glad to see her even if she is in this pile of crap. She has a unique voice that sounds to me like something from 60s or 70s films. It also helps that she is fairly hot. Doug Jones is pretty cool, but his part here is so limited that it almost feels like he is just a cameo. Michael Trucco did great for his small screen time. Jenna Kanell is not that great of an actress, but she was nice to look at. Other bits of acting felt forced or just really way too campy. The cast wasn't so much the problem though.

I watched the unrated cut which I'm sure is much better than the PG-13 crap they probably spewed into theaters. Though I seriously doubt it is by much considering how terrible this was. I mean the idea was great, but it was just executed so boringly. The deaths were bland and uninteresting. I did like the gun toting psycho stuff though. The CGI was really awful in some moments. Some of it just felt kinda repetitive. Anyways I'm so disappointed with this, but I should have known. Don't waste your time folks.