a review
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shareCurrently has 38% on RT, with an average score of 5.4/10 from 13 reviews. So many reviews mention the very weakly executed horror elements.
Give writer and director John Logan points for creativity, exceptional inclusion and casting Kevin Bacon. But the movie could have used a lot more of the camp-slasher horror part.
Logan tries to cover too much ground with too many characters in such a short running time. While it's a detriment to the horror, They/Them does deliver on endearing characters with rooting interest.
The movie all but forgets to be scary
“They/Them” doesn’t know which direction to take: A slasher movie? Or psychological thriller about conversion therapy? It tries doing both and never grasps the thrills and chills it’s desperately wanting to conjure.
Writer/director John Logan crafts They/Them with the utmost sincerity, but that goodwill does not compensate for an aggressively flat horror exercise.
A Fright Free Slasher That Completely Misses The Mark.
May have something sincere to say both about ant-LGBTQ tactics and the slasher movie genre. Unfortunately, combining them ends up sabotaging both sides of the story.
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