The only message to get here is to not watch this movie.
Released: 2009
Genre(s): Horror, Thriller
Defining a movie as "horror" has rapidly become a grayer and grayer area with the advent of the straight-to-DVD market. The unfiltered slop that's consistently spewed into the Walmart bargain bin simply lacks the scares that used to serve as a horror movie's benchmark once upon a time. Instead, fans have begun associating the genre with how much sex and mindless gore is packed into a 2-hour DVD. Story, character development, and the build up of suspense have been forced to take the most secluded of backseats. Enter "Messengers 2: The Scarecrow" - an hour and a half of completely pedestrian nonsense and mind-numbing boredom. I was mildly entertained by "The Messengers" a few years ago, so when I saw its prequel "Messengers 2: The Scarecrow" available to rent at my local library, I quickly snatched it up. Thank God I didn't end up spending money to watch this; even a late fee would have been too much. Despite a noble attempt at acting by the cast, the script and plot of this movie drags horribly. Even when some "horror" aspects are introduced, the film barely manages to generate an atmosphere of even mild tension. The story has holes in it big enough to drive a truck through, making it hard to care about solving any of the movie's mysteries. This isn't really a problem, since everything about the plot is so predictable that the only way you wouldn't be able to guess what's happening ahead of time is if you fell asleep during the first hour (which is a very distinct possibility). In fact, the only mystery I really care about knowing the answer to is why "The" was dropped from "The Messengers" original title, when clearly the franchise name is the only reason this movie was made in the first place. When it comes to horror, there are far better offerings out there - even at the library.
Rating (out of 5): 1.5
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