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‘Him’ falls short on horror, laughs
['Bob Garver', 'About Bob Garver', 'The Sun']
The North State Journal
But there’s a big problem: The movie isn’t supposed to be a comedy; it’s supposed to be a horror movie.
But it keeps insisting that it is first and foremost a horror movie, and it just can’t compete on that level.
Not only is this movie not as scary as the successful blending of horror and comedy that was “Scream,” it’s not as scary as Wayans’ ”Scream” parody, “Scary Movie.”Speaking of blending horror and comedy, ”Him” is produced by successful sketch comedian-turned-extremely successful horror filmmaker Jordan Peele.
The highlight of the movie is the Wayans performance, which surprisingly works on a level not of horror or comedy but tragedy.
I wanted a good horror movie, and I would have settled for a decent comedy, but “Him” is like a cross between a fumble and an off-key hymn.
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'successful'
'horror'
'scary'
'laughs'
'life'
'wayans'
'cade']