The premise of Krampus
is a very intriguing idea…. It is a shame that the film’s execution of that
idea is very flawed. Krampus tells
the story of the Christmas demon that is accidently summoned upon a family’s
house because of the little boy. Some of the bright spots of this movie are the
cast, the humor, and the unique feel of a Christmas horror movie. The cast, led
by Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, and Conchata Ferrell, all give
outstanding performances and all hit on their humor in the story. Adam Scott
and David Koechner lead the field as the 2 biggest figures in the movie, and
also come up with the majority of the comedy. Alas, Ferrell is a good laugh
when it was her turn to do so. While this was a horror and a comedy, the horror
side fell completely short of meeting my expectations. There were very few jump
scares, and the monsters themselves were not very scary looking overall as
well. Krampus spent a lot of time
making us hear the creatures snickering, running around upstairs, or making
noises that we really don’t see them a lot in the film. Krampus himself, well,
he leaves a lot to be desired. The movie is named Krampus, but he is really
just a minor presence in the film, while his monsters do most of his grunt
work. . Let’s not forget about the ending! Without getting into spoilers…it was
just confusing and pointless. Some say it’s up for interpretation but I am not
a fan of when a film does that because it makes the movie feel unsatisfying.
Conclusion:
Krampus is just not a scary movie at
all. The creatures do not really lay fear into anyone’s eyes and most of the
time they are not even on screens. While the cast give great performances and
hit on almost all of their jokes, the horror side of this film does not do it
any justice. The last thing Krampus
has going for it is that I could see this becoming sort of a Christmas classic
where it is played on family’s televisions because I will admit that it was
pretty cool to watch a horror movie set in the Christmas season. Krampus will
make you laugh, but the Santa at the mall is scarier than this movie.
SCORE: 5/10 -
AVERAGE
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