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NightReviewsApr 19, 2018

Imagine if Willem Dafoe and Jack Nicholson’s the Joker had a baby and was captured with that disturbing and oddly sinister SnapChat filter that embellishes your mouth. Now imagine that offspring haunted and followed you around declaring youImagine if Willem Dafoe and Jack Nicholson’s the Joker had a baby and was captured with that disturbing and oddly sinister SnapChat filter that embellishes your mouth. Now imagine that offspring haunted and followed you around declaring you choose “Truth or Dare” in a twisted game of survival, untimely death and mutilation. Well, if you’ve pictured that perfectly in your head, then you’ve visualized the type of disturbing and demonic visions torturing a young group of teenagers who have played a deadly game of truth or dare in Mexico. Aside from the film adding to a long list of reasons why young teenage Canadians should NOT visit Mexico during spring/march break, Truth Or Dare is the latest low-budget horror film to come out of the infamous and highly profitable Blumhouse production house, spearheaded by Jason Blum.

Blum, who has gained quite the reputation in Hollywood for profiting big on low-budget horror films for the last decade, on film series like The Purge, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister as well as the extremely well received and Oscar winning film Get Out, seems to still has a soft spot for B-level teenage horror films based on simple premises.

With his latest, Truth or Dare, a film that was pitched just from its title and an opening scene that was thought-up of on the spot between director Jeff Wadlow and Blum in a meeting room, Blum surely doesn’t intend on showing much originality or any intent on following up with his highly praised Get Out, even if Truth or Dare doesn’t even compare to his last film Happy Death Day, a fun film that spins the very familiar Groundhog Day narrative motif on its head, adding the right amount of blood and gore.

“Do the dare, or you die. Tell the truth, or you die” are really all the rules you need to know when it comes to the game, although the game does make its own rules as the film progresses, making it really hard for Olivia (Lucy Hale), Lucas (Tyler Posey), Markie (Violett Beane) and Brad (Hayden Szet0) to come out of the game with their lives.

While many of the truths that are revealed between the young group of friends, there isn’t much revealed that would be worth losing your life over. Sure, there are some confessions of crushes surfacing, as well as sexual preferences being forcefully admitted to and true loves being named, but other than that, the stakes of their virtues and truth really aren’t that menacing. Director Jeff Wadlow, who has had experience in the horror genre with his much better debut feature film Cry Wolf, shows the lack of originality and the dependency of jump scares and cheap thrills that fall flat.

While I have always been terrified of menacing faces, the demon Calax, who is possessing this group of teenagers, shaping their faces to those eerie smiles, is lacklustre at best. Looking more like a cheap SnapChat filter, the frights (like the $3.5 million budget) are low in Truth or Dare. While I dare you to find any real character development in these paper thin teenagers who suffer from what would be the definition of ‘first-world problems’, one cannot help but noticed just how daringly bland Truth or Dare really is. Taking cues from previous horror films whose main demonic entity is completely invisible, like The Final Destination series and dare I say the immaculate It Follows, Truth or Dare seems to emulate too much without offering much else to the genre. Most of all, not that anyone was expecting a film like this to be an Oscar contender in 2019, but these types of films rely heavily on one of its most important qualities, and that is being a fun time at the movies. But like any crappy dare you need to fulfill, watching Truth Or Dare is more of a chore than a pleasure.

Truth Or Dare is teenage horror fare looking to cash in on mediocre first week numbers, and a film that will quickly disappear without ever being remembered. Hypocritical from start to finish, boasting way too much exposition from the opening scenes in Mexico to an ending that was way too sinister for its own good (which also one of the few redeeming factors of the film), Truth Or Dare is a film that we hope doesn’t inspire a horror film franchise series aptly titled “spin the bottle” or “seven seconds in heaven”.… Expand

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Naruto78909Apr 13, 2018

Truth or dare is a generic horror film it brings nothing new or unique and there much better movies out now

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BrianMcCriticJul 19, 2018

A horror movie that is easily one of the best comedies of the year. From the first 5 minutes you begin to get the feel for the type of writing you're going to get and one word it's horrendous. None of the characters matter and are terribleA horror movie that is easily one of the best comedies of the year. From the first 5 minutes you begin to get the feel for the type of writing you're going to get and one word it's horrendous. None of the characters matter and are terrible human beings going from one death to another without a blink of the eye. Finally the film wraps up with one of the most obsurd ideas. A hilarious disaster!! F… Expand

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SEROJAug 30, 2018

Don't waste your time, its valuable. This movie was one of the dumbest i've ever seen.

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thedaywalkerApr 21, 2018

Even for it's genre it's still terrible. Relies os cheap jump scares, and the script is all over the place, so many inconsistencies with the characters. If you want to make a cheap teen horror flick, you can still make it good. KillingEven for it's genre it's still terrible. Relies os cheap jump scares, and the script is all over the place, so many inconsistencies with the characters. If you want to make a cheap teen horror flick, you can still make it good. Killing characters for the sake of it, will not make the movie better, maybe try and make know the character that is about to be killed off. This movie doesn't really run away from any cliches what so ever, and it really fails miserably… Expand

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mijxeroApr 12, 2019

I accidentally watched the other Truth or Dare movie that came out really close to this one. I thought it was bad, but in a so bad its good way. This one is so bad ... that, well it's just bad. Without spoilers, it is just full ofI accidentally watched the other Truth or Dare movie that came out really close to this one. I thought it was bad, but in a so bad its good way. This one is so bad ... that, well it's just bad. Without spoilers, it is just full of unlikable characters, a curse that has inconsistent rules, and a terrible ending that goes against a character's nature. The "scary" effects look like a bad instagram filter, and a character even says that line in the movie. I have seen worse I guess, but I really wasted 1hr30min.… Expand

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EpicLadySpongeJul 25, 2018

You want a real Truth or Dare movie? You want one that is in the horror genre for no specific reason whatsoever and has little to no scares in it? You want a movie just to have Truth or Dare in its title in order to force its audience to seeYou want a real Truth or Dare movie? You want one that is in the horror genre for no specific reason whatsoever and has little to no scares in it? You want a movie just to have Truth or Dare in its title in order to force its audience to see it? I have one thing to say. I dare you to not watch this completely garbage film.… Expand

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voxottoJul 1, 2018

I thoroughly regret watching this, my friends told me it isn't worth the time. I should have listened to them. Seems that the first 15 to 20 minutes of the movie doesn't have any point at all, the killing is boring for a movie like this. TheI thoroughly regret watching this, my friends told me it isn't worth the time. I should have listened to them. Seems that the first 15 to 20 minutes of the movie doesn't have any point at all, the killing is boring for a movie like this. The plot doesn't make sense at times.
Skip this one it isn't worth it.… Expand

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JLuis_001May 12, 2018

Mainstream horror is on life support. If anybody gets scared with this, well... some things are better left unsaid.

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Rebecca31Apr 15, 2018

Truth or Dare had me resisting the urge to jab a pen into my eye and slam my head against a wall. I wanted all the main characters to die within the first five minutes but unfortunately this dragged on for a never-ending hour and fortyTruth or Dare had me resisting the urge to jab a pen into my eye and slam my head against a wall. I wanted all the main characters to die within the first five minutes but unfortunately this dragged on for a never-ending hour and forty minutes. It couldn't even manage to get into the "so bad it's good" category. It's not funny, it's not entertaining, there's no tension, no surprises and it brings absolutely nothing new to the genre rendering it completely useless. The idea for Truth or Dare was stupid and I feel stupid just for watching it.

A group of totally American teens go on spring break in Mexico cause it's spring break y'all and you can bet these best friends are gonna party hard for their very last spring break ever. Well long story short they wind up playing a game of truth or dare in this super dodgy abandoned church with a super shifty looking stranger and well it ain't your ordinary game of truth or dare. No it's possessed cause reasons and now they have to keep playing or else they die. The have to tell the truth or else they die and they have to complete the dare or else they die. But they can't just die and get it over with, they have to pull this creepy demonic grin and put on a scary voice. If you've seen the trailer then you know what I mean and if you haven't well just go ahead and skip it because there is no way this movie is worth anyone's time or money. Settle down for a series of truths and dares that get increasingly more embarrassing and dangerous in order to kill as many people as possible in more and more gruesome ways. Well as gruesome as a 15 rating will allow. Now don't be fooled by the quote on the poster, the producer of Get Out and Happy Death Day means absolutely nothing. Bland and boring to the point of insanity. Not recommended. Skip this rubbish but if you're really in the mood for a horror check out A Quiet Place or Ghost Stories instead.… Expand

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sgy0003Apr 13, 2018

Oh great, another horror movie starring bunch of young people in their 20's. It's not like that's been done before....

In all seriousness, the characters feel bland and the whole premise feels not as threating as something like Saw movies.Oh great, another horror movie starring bunch of young people in their 20's. It's not like that's been done before....

In all seriousness, the characters feel bland and the whole premise feels not as threating as something like Saw movies.

If you have time go see this, just go see A Quiet Place instead. It has far better characters, build-ups, and tension.… Expand

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Minh18121999Apr 13, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is this movie a horror or a comedy??One can only say,this movie is f**king awful. I laughed so hard in the theater because it was so stupid and hilarious. And OMFG every jump scare scene in this movie was so laughable.Spoiler Warning with the ending:
At the end of the movie,Lucy Hale decides to make a YouTube video where she asks everyone watching Truth or Dare, which causes everyone who watches it to be a part of the game and get visited by the smile Snapchat filter. Since you only have to play the game once everyone other player has already gone, Lucy Hale would basically never have to go again at the cost of millions of people dying.
IS THIS A REAL MOVIE???… Expand

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The3AcademySinsApr 16, 2018

I didn't spend a cent to see Blumhouse's Truth or Dare, and I still feel ripped off. It's so-bad-it's-good levels of filmmaking, and nothing about this plot makes sense. The ending is stupid and uninspired. The jump scares are ridiculous andI didn't spend a cent to see Blumhouse's Truth or Dare, and I still feel ripped off. It's so-bad-it's-good levels of filmmaking, and nothing about this plot makes sense. The ending is stupid and uninspired. The jump scares are ridiculous and way too over-the-top. The advertising for this movie is misleading, especially when it advertises that Truth or Dare was made by "the producers of Get Out and Happy Death Day." What a load of rubbish! I had some good laughs in the theater, but please do not see this movie. If you want to see something really scary, go see A Quiet Place instead. If you really want to see Truth or Dare, I recommend you pull up the trailer of Truth or Dare on YouTube, and watch it over and over again for an hour and forty minutes. It'll be more entertaining than the movie and give you about the same amount of scares.… Expand

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robertoiglesiasApr 27, 2018

Is it me or is Hollywood purposely making stupid horror movies these days? Truth or Dare lacks a lot of development and is very lazy.

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hardcorekiddApr 27, 2018

Olivia, Lucas and a group of their college friends travel to Mexico for one last getaway before graduation. While there, a stranger convinces one of the students to play a seemingly harmless game of truth or dare with the others. Once theOlivia, Lucas and a group of their college friends travel to Mexico for one last getaway before graduation. While there, a stranger convinces one of the students to play a seemingly harmless game of truth or dare with the others. Once the game starts, it awakens something evil -- a demon which forces the friends to share dark secrets and confront their deepest fears. The rules are simple but wicked -- tell the truth or die, do the dare or die, and if you stop playing, you die.
Really, just REALLY! Ugh! Truth or Dare's slick presentation isn't enough to make this mediocre horror outing much more frightening than an average round of the real-life game. Just, the idea of a horror movie based on a fun silly game to play with your friends is one of the stupidest ideas I have ever heard of. I'm going to give Blumhouse's Truth or Dare a F.… Expand

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MrsDrStrangeAug 11, 2018

Awfull movie, untalented btch actrees, lucy still cant play. I don't know why it can come out. And it is still too much scole. Too much blind lucy fans out there.

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bfoore90Oct 20, 2019

An incredibly bad movie, The script and narrative are so convoluted and thrown together that it almost doesn't make sense. The characters all suck, the ones that are even remotely likable die and most of the actors don't even look like theAn incredibly bad movie, The script and narrative are so convoluted and thrown together that it almost doesn't make sense. The characters all suck, the ones that are even remotely likable die and most of the actors don't even look like the right age to be college students. Here's a truth: god forbid someone dares you to watch this **** movie… Expand