An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
No spoilers! If you would like spoilers – check out the Spoiler post
I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the POV of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic.
Today we’re looking at the Hulu 2021 exclusive Blood Moon
Blood Moon is a part of Hulu’s Into the Dark series wherein they released a movie a month based on a holiday/event in that month.
After moving to a new town, a mother must do whatever she can to prevent her son’s secret from endangering everyone including herself.
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Is it Scary?
Like the previous Into the Dark film I reviewed, Down, Blood Moon is not scary. There’s maybe one jump scare in the whole movie and while there is some gore, it’s pretty rare and quick. Blood Moon focuses more on story as opposed to scares and it’s better for it.
Overall you won’t leave the movie scared unless you’re watching while you have a werewolf trapped in your basement.
Review:
Blood Moon was surprisingly good. I didn’t have high hopes for an Into the Dark entry because of the previous one I reviewed, Down, took so long to get to the point but Blood Moon doesn’t waste your time. It’s well acted, well paced, the dialogue doesn’t feel hammy, and it tells a pretty good story. That’s not to say there aren’t problems with the movie/TV episode.
The biggest problem Blood Moon has is that it feels too much like a pilot episode for a tv show following the characters. Sure, the Into the Dark series are TV movies but they should still attempt to tell a complete story.
Character arcs for almost every character feel incomplete and there’s no real overall resolution to the character’s problem. We also learn things that should be much bigger deals than what the character’s problems are in this movie yet there’s no real resolutions for them.
What makes this movie work as opposed to other movies I reviewed that felt like television pilots, example The Devil Below, is the overall premise. Blood Moon could very well be a contained episode of a procedural show where every week the main characters are dealing with their issue in a new place. The most important thing is, the problems that start in this movie are solved by the end, so it’s satisfying.
Overall I recommend Blood Moon especially if you’re looking for a tame werewolf film and you don’t mind there being some loose ends that will never be tied up.
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Cast IMDB
Stuff to Ignore
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