Directed by : Jason Zada
Written by : Nick Antosca, Sarah Cornwell, Ben Ketai
Starring : Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney
Release Date : January 7, 2016
As far as horror / scary movies goes, "The Forest" is not exactly a great one. The premise is very simple and just might be enough to hook you into seeing it all the way through, plus there are some beautiful visuals and scenes filled with creepy atmospheres to see. The fact that the setting of this Japanese suicide forest is an actual real place that you could visit in real life, also gives this movie that additional eeriness to it.
Unfortunately this movie falls back on the cheapest of methods to frighten you. Jump scares. There are so many scenes in this movie that have telegraphed jump scares, that it get's really tiring and monotonous to sit through them. Other issues I have is the fact that the characters make too many stupid decisions, and how there are plot developments that are introduced but illogically ignored. All standard stuff for a your typical scary movie, but I was also generally disappointed with how the story concluded.
Sometime during the movie, it's suggested that depending on your state of mind, the forest can make you see things. That's the aspect that I thought was the most fascinating thing about the movie. When Natalie Dormer's character sees things in the movie, you have to wonder, is she just imagining things or are there really supernatural ghosts haunting her? As the audience member, we share the same dilemma the character is facing, and that's kinda a cool factor about the film.
I'm more inclined to recommend that people just google and read about the "Aokigahara" forest than to see "The Forest." Not even Natalie Dormer could save this movie from just being a mediocre piece of distraction.
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