{"id":3563,"date":"2016-03-19T02:19:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T02:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemacocoa.com\/?p=3563"},"modified":"2016-03-19T02:19:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T02:19:30","slug":"review-the-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemacocoa.com\/?p=3563","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI had every reason to be disappointed in The Boy<\/em>. I don\u2019t fall for the scares of \u2018possessed doll\u2019 horror films, but after putting up with it for a while, it actually evolved into something quite unique.<\/p>\n

A young American woman travels to the United Kingdom to babysit for a rich older couple looking to leave on a vacation for a couple of months. But what she doesn\u2019t expect is that the old couple\u2019s child is in fact\u2026 a porcelain doll.<\/p>\n

Lauren Cohen (of The Walking Dead<\/em> fame) plays Greta, who has the difficult task of apparently babysitting a doll for several weeks within a massive old mansion. The old parents give very strict rules on how to look after their \u2018child\u2019 and seem very grave and severe about the situation, not confused or mad. Greta does what most people would do: consider this easy money and ignore the doll, tossing a blanket over its eerie countenance.
\nBut naturally, the rules are there for a reason, and strange things start to happen around Greta; her clothes vanish, she gets trapped in the attic, noises rattle and echo around the house. Her only ally is Malcolm, a local grocer who is employed by the parents and works even in their absence.<\/p>\n

I was not convinced initially with this movie\u2026 it felt like every other doll possession story and not an especially well-crafted one; its foreshadowing seemed too deliberate for its own good. Greta\u2019s reason for being in the United Kingdom is for escaping her abusive boyfriend\u2026 it does feel like the film is going in one direction.
\nThen something happens that doesn\u2019t normally and then something else<\/i> happens that doesn\u2019t normally happen! Breaking some conventions, at least in terms of the typical possessed doll horror narrative, actually elevates it above what is otherwise a fairly generic experience.<\/p>\n

I cannot say it was very scary. In fact I watched this 15 certificate movie the same day as 10 Cloverfield Lane<\/em> which was a 12A in the UK… and honestly, I found Cloverfield Lane<\/em> creepier. The Boy<\/em> has a lot of suggestive themes, and very traditional jump scares and tension building, people who are scared of dolls and this sort of horror film will find it scary for sure!<\/p>\n

A surprise. It was a little different from what I expected, and by the end of it I was impressed. If you watch it, just remember to give it time to develop.<\/p>\n

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