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Mary: A Disappointment to Horror Fans

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Mary: A Disappointment to Horror Fans

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We’ve seen movies with haunted houses, haunted dolls, and more; this time around, it is a haunted boat. Can that make the latest horror feature, Mary, stand out?

Mary follows a couple, Sarah (Emily Mortimer) and David (Garry Oldman), and their two daughters as they sail on David’s newest purchase, a boat called Mary that has a dark history, about which David knew very little. Whether trying to make ends meet, or resolving a past family fallout; the family already has their share of problems, but the problems they are about to face are definitely of a new kind. As the family sails into the mysterious waters around the Bermuda Triangle, nightmares and horrifying sightings start to occur. Can they survive despite Mary’s long dreadful history?

The plot starts with Sarah talking to the police in an investigation room, before a flashback -that goes on for the entire film- ensues, with cutbacks to useless conversations between Sarah and the officer.

The construct of the plot makes for little suspense and barely any scares. The boat itself doesn’t look scary, and the spirit or entity is barely present until the film’s very last scenes; it simply lacks the proper buildup for suspense. Other than a couple of scary instances, the plot is flat. Even the feature’s supposed final show down with the spirit was created using cheap graphics, ending up being rather funny more than scary, so the horror factor is missing.

The dialogue is also a major let-down, with phrases that definitely don’t seem like anyone would ever say them, unless they had to do as they acted in a film with a terrible script.

For the acting, Garry Oldman is undoubtedly a talented performer, but in this feature, Oldman was not aided by neither the script nor the plot, which sadly made for one of Oldman’s forgettable performances. Emily Mortimer’s performance was slightly more expressive, yet it was just as forgettable, without any standout moments.

Mary proves that horror movies with have weak plots, cheap special effects, and poorly written scripts cannot be saved no matter how stellar the cast is. So you shouldn’t waste your time with Mary, because you will most probably forget it instantly.

 

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The Hole in the Ground (2019), and Child's Play (2019).

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Gary Oldman replaced Nicolas Cage.

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