Jack in the Box – Es lebt (2019)

Jack in the Box – Es lebt: Directed by Lawrence Fowler. With Ethan Taylor, Robert Nairne, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Philip Ridout. When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is un-earthed and opened, it’s new owners soon have reason to believe the creepy clown doll within has a life of it’s own.

“I am a hugeeee scary clown fan and I canu0026#39;t tell you how many times I come across movies with amazing covers that turn out to be dog crap. Clown movies are staples of low budget, f grade acting, and terribly written atrocities. It seems for every decent one you have to dig through 5 terrible ones. For instance some of the better ones would have to be Drive Thru, Clown, Killer Klowns From Outerspace, Terrifier, and Haunt. Just to name a few.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo where does Jack in the Box stand? I was actually quite shocked at the production value of this movie. The clown looks wonderful and the intricacies of the box itself. Although CGI in some spots. Looked really well done. This movie reminded me of Gremlin from 2017. In that it had a similar story line. And for me I also enjoyed that movie because it brought some new ideas and was pretty interesting to watch. Especially the twist at the end which I thought really made the movie. This one took some of those same principles but mixed it in with a clown and I for one am quite happy for the attempt.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe back story of demon boxes and how something like this came to be. Although pretty far fetched is quite a fascinating piece of fiction. I really like how this thing thrives on itu0026#39;s victims and has to be passed along in order to stay alive. Itu0026#39;s clear they at least had a foundation for the plot line of this movie. However I would argue I wish it contained a few more layers. At times we are left trying to put together the pieces and you canu0026#39;t help but notice that at itu0026#39;s core itu0026#39;s pretty one dimensional. There isnu0026#39;t really a pay off and the ending although alright, has been done many times before in similarly told stories.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie also has several drawn on boring scenes. Not even important scenes that are critical to the progression of the film. More so just there to fill in the gaps and add some dialogue and character interaction. We have all seen this done countless times in movies that donu0026#39;t have much direction or a solid complex story that can keep things interesting. Nor do they really go out of there way to make you fall in love with any of these people to warrant such scenes. But when it counts they do give you just enough to keep watching.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe death scenes arenu0026#39;t amazing. A lot of times you just see people being dragged into the box. Iu0026#39;m sure with a bigger budget we could have had some more glorified kills. However when that clown is walking around it is quite terrifying and I cannot credit them more with nailing the way he moves and breathes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eActing is fine in my opinion. Nobody took me out of the film nor did anyone go above and beyond. There are times where it isnu0026#39;t as strong as it could be. But I am not a stickler for this kind of stuff. As long as it isnu0026#39;t amateur hour.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you are a fan of creepy dolls or music boxes. Puzzles or clowns. Then this is a great movie to watch if you have nothing else to do. I would say the movie itself probably deserves a 4 in itu0026#39;s plot progression. But it gets another point for me because that clown was so well done.”