The Lazarus Effect

Jump scares, jump scares and even more jump scares... and nothing else?

I didn't have the biggest expectation for this one but I wanted a night with a good scare. And turns out they chose to use the cheapest ever trick a horror movie can. All jump scares and I'm sorry but that doesn't work on me. -I should've known when they said PG 13 though-

It's not really easy to frighten me so I'm not going to push the blame on them. So let's skip the getting scared part and talk about the general tastes you get from a work of silver screen. This is the part where the real slam begins.

But firstly, a quick confession: I chose to see this movie because of my -not so- secret admiration for Evan Peters and because I secretly want to become best friends with Sarah Bolger. I usually admire both of their acting skills and even though they didn't really disappoint me, they didn't help to make the movie more tasteful either. 

Peters' experience in horror (coming from 4 seasons of American Horror Story) and talents of comedic acting was a great asset for the production which I believe they failed to take advantage of. It was obvious that they wanted Peters as the comic relief part of the film, however being very familiar with his previous work I had the impression that the director didn't allow him to use his improvising skills and involved too much of his own feedback into the character. To be honest I was expecting more from his character and couldn't satisfy even half of my expectation. 

I personally did enjoy the performance of Olivia Wilde. I'm not that much of a fan of hers but I really admired her acting and am willing to nominate her for the best actor in the movie. Aside from Wilde's acting the only other thing I enjoyed was SFX, which I have to admit was quite successful. -They did also steal my heart with Mozart for a second too.-

I would like to talk about the scenario if there was one. The entire screenplay was a few lines formed between jump scares and was as interesting as the directions given before a roller coaster ride. The whole of the first half of the movie was very unnecessary. The real story begins with the resurrection of Wilde's character and pretty much also ends there. Not to mention the ridiculous moments that apparently the director said "I don't think anyone will notice." But hey, I did. I mean, you pierce a woman's brain with a thick metal needle and yeah, a bandaid of course should fix it! Makes so much sense.

Overall, I was not expecting to be wowed by The Lazarus Effect however, I wasn't expecting to be this disappointed either. I would usually recommend the movies I don't give a very good review too because I believe that every movie deserves a chance from different points of view but this one I'm afraid I can't even advise to give a chance. 

Thank you for reading my humble opinion.