It's here, it's hot and it's a pretty darn good horror flick. I don't like it as much as Nightmare Alley or Last Night In SoHo, two recent favorites, but Black Phone does deliver the goods and to it's credit doesn't take any needless detours with subplots. A boy is kidnapped by the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) and the phone on the wall begins to ring with calls from children the Grabber previously murdered. They give him various clues on how to get the f out of there before Grabber gets to play his favorite game called "Naughty Boy."
A good movie starts with a good story and nothing's changed about that. King just keeps handing the cinematic world one gem after another and his diversity in using directors usually keeps things interesting. The acting here is all good, Mason Thames who plays the boy is quite good for his first outing. Again to it's credit the film's ending is neat, compact, horrific but not bogged down with twists. Black Phone isn't an horror classic but it is a fun and worthy entry in a genre so overplayed. Still out there in the theaters as well as Peacock on an exclusive and VOD only to buy right now. 3.0 stars/5
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