Slender Man (movie)

Slender Man is a 2018 American supernatural horror movie directed by Sylvain White. The movie stars Lea van Acken, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, and Javier Botet. It was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on August 10, 2018.

Slender Man
Directed bySylvain White
Produced byDavid Carrico
Lemore Syvan
J. C. Chandor
Jim Young
Rudy Cohen
Stephen Hamel
Written byDavid Birke
Based onSlender Man
by Eric Knudsen
StarringLea van Acken
Julia Goldani Telles
Jaz Sinclair
Annalise Basso
Javier Botet
Music byRamin Djawadi
CinematographyLuca Del Puppo
Edited byJake York
Production
company
Screen Gems
Mythology Entertainment
Madhouse Entertainment
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
August 10, 2018
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$48.9 million

Premise

In a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends, fascinated by the internet lore of the Slender Man, attempt to prove that he doesn't actually exist - until one of them mysteriously goes missing.

Cast

  • Julia Goldani Telles as Hallie
  • Lea van Acken as Elise
  • Jaz Sinclair as Chloe
  • Annalise Basso as Katie Jensen
  • Javier Botet as Slender Man

Release

The movie was released on August 10, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie holds an approval rating of 7% based on 58 critic reviews with an average rating of 3.3/10. The critical consensus reads "Slender Man might be thin, but he's positively robust compared to the flimsy assortment of scares generated by the would-be chiller that bears his name".[1] On Metacritic, the movie has a weighted average score of 30 out of 100 based on 15 critics indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[2]

Rendy Jones of Rendy Reviews scored the film a 1/5 and stated "Belated, dull, and devoid of any value as a horror movie and lacking connection to the source material, Slender Man is six years too late of a release".[3]

Daily Dead writer Heather Wixson scored the film a 3/5 and said that "In terms of creating a creepy and unsettling movie for those who have been enthralled by the Slender Man character over the last few years, White delivers in that department".[4] IGN writer David Griffin gave the film a 6.5/10 and said "If the story behind this chilling internet creation could have matched the quality of those aforementioned strong points, Sony would have a real horror gem on their hands".[5]

References

  1. "Slender Man (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. "Slender Man Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. Jones, Rendy (August 10, 2018). "Slender Man Review". Rendy Reviews. Retrieved September 23, 2018.[dead link]
  4. Wixson, Heather (August 9, 2018). "Review: SLENDER MAN Summons the Internet's Boogeyman to the Big Screen for Teen-Centric Scares". Daily Dead. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  5. Griffin, David (August 9, 2018). "Slender Man Review". IGN. Retrieved September 23, 2018.

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