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reviewfrom19842Jun 19, 2017

The Bye Bye Man is dull, boring, poorly written, poorly acted garbage .

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sjultiJan 19, 2017

This isint a great horror film but its an interesting one, alot of the things that happen dont make sense but the movie was fun too watch and a bit funny i enjoyed watching it

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CheetahiceJan 23, 2017

This was just another terrible January horror film. The film wasn't even scary, the film didn't even need to have an R rating a low graded pg-13 would have been more accurate. The Bye Bye Man cast didn't make the film believable in any wayThis was just another terrible January horror film. The film wasn't even scary, the film didn't even need to have an R rating a low graded pg-13 would have been more accurate. The Bye Bye Man cast didn't make the film believable in any way and the plot line was just too strange.… Expand

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Rebecca31Jan 14, 2017

Don’t say it, don’t think it, don’t watch it. Seriously don’t watch this movie. I love a good horror movie, I even love a good bad horror movie, unfortunately this is neither. Three college students accidently discover the origins of theDon’t say it, don’t think it, don’t watch it. Seriously don’t watch this movie. I love a good horror movie, I even love a good bad horror movie, unfortunately this is neither. Three college students accidently discover the origins of the “terrifying” Bye Bye Man who can drive one to unspeakable evil etc. etc. The three main characters whose names I already forget are so boring, so unlikable that for the majority of the movie I was honestly rooting for the Bye Bye Man. The story is bland, the acting beyond terrible rendering any potential jump scares pointless. Under no circumstance would I recommend this movie to anyone, and yes I knew it would be bad yet it’s even worse than you can imagine.… Expand

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Lambo442Apr 4, 2017

What a load of trash. Don't think it, don't say it, don't think it. Well stop thinking and saying it then! But then the movie wouldn't exist...good! It shouldn't exist anyway, just like anything unbelievable and stupid

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johnem95Mar 12, 2017

'The Bye Bye Man' is as laughably bad as its title suggests. The acting is cringeworthy, the dialogue is unrealistic, and the scares? What scares? Don't even bother saying "hello" to this one.

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tbeit2Jan 13, 2017

I saw this movie with a friend and having never really been into horror movies. Let me say that this movie was just bad. The premise is cool and has two small scares that were nice along with good music (for the most part), but everythingI saw this movie with a friend and having never really been into horror movies. Let me say that this movie was just bad. The premise is cool and has two small scares that were nice along with good music (for the most part), but everything else was bad. The acting was awful, the characters were really uninteresting (You don't find out some of their names until over half an hour in) and sometimes stupid, and the plot itself can be really silly at times. I won't spoil, but there is like three different times where a police officer is involved and none of it makes sense. Adding to that, the "Bye Bye Man" looks very silly. All in all, I wouldn't recommend this. It has some unintentionally funny moments, but it isn't worth your time or money unless you're just really bored.… Expand

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whitmorgan7Mar 10, 2017

As the first horror release of the year, I had high hopes for this movie. My hopes were shot down, way down. The trailer painted a good picture for me, but the movie itself did not live up to expectation.

The opening to the movie wasAs the first horror release of the year, I had high hopes for this movie. My hopes were shot down, way down. The trailer painted a good picture for me, but the movie itself did not live up to expectation.

The opening to the movie was decently well executed, kind of campy. It set a mood for the movie that I hoped would at least be carried throughout it, the acting was below sub-par, but it at least showed potential for the rest of the movie. Until the actual movie started.

After the opening sequence, we flash forward to present day where three college friends are about to go look at a creepy old house off campus to live. The three main characters of the film are Elliot, John, and Sasha, played by Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, and Cressida Bonas respectively. Elliot and Sasha seem like a perfectly happy couple, and John seems like the most perfect best friend and sidekick for the two. What a happy little trio right? They’ve found the perfect house, fully furnished(your first warning sign, never take furniture from an old creepy house), Elliot and Sasha are happier than ever, and John is super pumped to be living with his best friend. All is well so why not throw a college rager.

Elliot’s brother, wife, and daughter–for whatever reason you would bring your daughter to a college party is above me but you do you– show up and we learn that their parents are dead. We also meet Kim played by Jenna Kanell, who is there to get all of the bad juju out of the house, because Sasha thinks it’s creepy and something is wrong with it. Elliot goes upstairs and finds a coin on the dresser beside the bed, and tries to put it in the drawer. When he walks away the coin falls out, he opens the dresser drawer which has, ‘Don’t say it, don’t think it’ written all over it, and underneath the paper it says The Bye Bye Mab. After the party is over, Kim leads the four in some sort of weird seance and automatically has a bad feeling, she tries to leave, but Elliot needs more proof she’s really a psychic. Que the lights going out and a weird noise, and then everything gets bad really quick. Almost too quick. The next day Sasha has a terrible cold, John seems more angry than normal, and Elliot is imagining his girlfriend uttering the words ‘I love you’ to his best friend.

Now, as we all know, in any type of horror movie where there’s a bad guy demon/ghost/spirit thing killing people or torturing them, there’s got to be a backstory, right? I think the biggest issue with this film was there was no backstory, to really anything. The characters were not well developed, the Bye-Bye Man himself was not developed, and nothing at all made any sense. Think of Lights Out, had there been no explanation for why things were happening the movie would have sucked, and left everyone furious not knowing what was going on. Not only was the acting, aside from Douglas Smith terrible, there really just wasn’t a lot going for the film. It had a few good scares, it made me jump once or twice, but there was no reasoning for the Bye Bye Man. There was also a strange dog, which was referred to as a hound the entire film, that had absolutely no explanation, and every so often we would get a glimpse of a train.

It may seem like my review is a little all over the place and that is doesn’t make sense, but that’s kind of how the whole movie felt to me: Discombobulated and confusing. It wasn’t painful to sit through, but it definitely wasn’t enjoyable either. This is a prime example of a movie that had potential to be good, but just missed the mark. The ending did the movie justice I will say, as horror fanatics know, sometimes an unhappy ending is the best ending.

In all honesty, The Bye-Bye Man seemed like the kind of movie that gets a direct to DVD release and goes straight on Netflix with a two star rating. You watch it on Friday night movie night with your girlfriends while you eat junk food and have a glass of wine, or koolaid, whatever your taste, not the type of film that gets a good marketing group and goes to theaters with hopes of raising money. There’s always one that slips through the cracks.

Honestly, watching the trailer now that I’ve seen the movie just makes me mad. It had such potential to be a decent flick. Thank God for Douglas Smith being decent, I would be interested to see him in something else. As far as Cressida Bonas goes, please practice before your next film. Watching her performance was almost unbearable for me.

My suggestion is to wait until this flick is out on DVD and catch it at the redbox. Pop some popcorn and get your friends over, but don’t waste the $10 to see it in theaters.… Expand

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TheWeedAug 17, 2017

Instead of rehashing what has already been said, I'm just going to recommend another horror movie. It's completely different but a good horror movie is hard to come by now. I would highly recommend "It follows"

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BrianMcCriticApr 15, 2017

This film is absolute garbage. The script and the acting are unforgivable. The way the some of the characters just appear are out of left field. The librarian character is used for exposition on a topic she should no nothing about. ThenThis film is absolute garbage. The script and the acting are unforgivable. The way the some of the characters just appear are out of left field. The librarian character is used for exposition on a topic she should no nothing about. Then Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway are just shoe horned in for a scene or two. I don't really know what those two were thinking. The actual Bye Bye Man looked kind of cool unfortunately the movie he was in was abysmal. Don't Say It, Don't Think It so I'll just write it. F… Expand

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dunnyoneJan 20, 2017

When the acting of people in YouTube videos is better than a film, you know you're in for a bad time. Horrendous acting, zero scares and an awful, cliched plot. Avoid. Also, the single positive user review is a bot or a paid user, which goesWhen the acting of people in YouTube videos is better than a film, you know you're in for a bad time. Horrendous acting, zero scares and an awful, cliched plot. Avoid. Also, the single positive user review is a bot or a paid user, which goes to show how desperate the film studio is. What a stinker...… Expand

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WillmoyMay 12, 2017

Just watched it. Wow. Probably the most unique and disturbing movies I have seen since "The Fourth Kind." If you like horror movies, Bye-Bye Man is a must see. I don't really get the negative reviews, but nothing surprises me on "metacritic" anymore.

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SiyehekeJun 5, 2017

This is the kind of movie requiring an advent into being sufficiently cultured in things such as mystery and literature. No, it's not your typical, nonsensical, thriller-alike horror fest, even though the cover might suggest such, hence theThis is the kind of movie requiring an advent into being sufficiently cultured in things such as mystery and literature. No, it's not your typical, nonsensical, thriller-alike horror fest, even though the cover might suggest such, hence the stereotypically literary acting. A horror movie might differ on the thematic approach behind it, and is not necessarily something meant to be simply "scary" for the so obviously fanatic masses, it might also be the object of curiosity for people interested in the occult, complexion of plots, or stigmas regarding the context in question. With all that said... This is obviously a great movie compared to the average horror movie! From the makers of the instant classic Oculus: Devil's Mirror movie, this masterpiece seems to enact once again plot twists worth the wondering. One of the funniest things in this movie is how, the character of another race looks extremely similar to Timbo, from the Oculus movie, adding this movie some extra ironic element and approach into it... However, it's important to beware of the nudity present within the movie and use some discretion regarding it, if necessary...… Expand

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EpicLadySpongeJan 13, 2017

The Bye Bye Man marks its spot to let everyone know that even 'bye bye' should be the accurate phrase to say when leaving this movie nearby the first couple of minutes of movie time.

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TheQuietGamerMay 24, 2017

It's got a great concept, but it just doesn't use it. The Bye Bye Man is barely in his own movie! Instead the film decides to focus on the "don't say it, don't think it" aspect. The idea being that the more a person thinks about it, theIt's got a great concept, but it just doesn't use it. The Bye Bye Man is barely in his own movie! Instead the film decides to focus on the "don't say it, don't think it" aspect. The idea being that the more a person thinks about it, the closer he gets. Of course once someone hears his name they're obviously going to think about it. Like I said, it's a great concept with plenty of potential. The problem is that The Bye Bye Man is content to sit back and do nothing while his victims freak themselves out. He'll feed them little visions of things that aren't there, and wait for them to kill themselves. Unfortunately for the audience none of what he's showing them is scary.

Over the course of the movie we see that The Bye Bye Man's main approach to attacking these characters is to make our lead (Douglas Smith) imagine that his girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend. He does this by playing on the character's already established insecurities. His best friend does get weirdly handsy with his girlfriend and openly flirts with her after all. None of which she discourages and even seems to kind of enjoy. All of this happens right in front of his face. Lucky for him he's "not the jealous type." So it's kind of nifty to see the villain play on that. But you know what it isn't? Scary. It's just not scary. Now eventually these visions start to get a little bloodier, but there's never any sense of tension or fear. Along the way Carrie-Ann Moss for some reason and has her talent totally wasted by being shoved into a do nothing role.

To top things off it's just not very well made either. With the exception of Moss, the cast is terrible. None of them can act. The worst offender by far is Cressida Bonas. Not only does she no emotion or believability, but her voice is awful. Every time she spoke I just wanted to stab myself in the ears. As soon as she opens her mouth it's like nails on a chalkboard. The characters themselves suck too. Everyone is there to make stupid decisions or bore us by being too slow to grasp what is obviously going on. Well, everyone except Lucien Laviscount. He's there to be an irrational jerk and hit on his best-friend's girl. How were we supposed to care about anyone here?

When watching this you'll naturally find yourself asking why The Bye Bye Man is doing all of this. He's a very enigmatic character, but not in a good way. The movie tells us nothing about him. A shame because he's the interesting part of the movie! It's one of the things holding this movie back. There's the potential here for a cool new horror movie villain. However, it doesn't capitalize on that like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, and Friday the 13th did by giving him a backstory. The other way they mess up is by barely having him in the movie. He's only in a few scenes. What the people making it failed to realize is that those scenes were the obvious highlights. The Bye Bye Man and his deformed dog that looks like it was pulled straight from the pits of hell are pretty cool looking and way spookier than some college student having visions about his GF and BFF hooking up behind his back.

The Bye Bye Man is simply a lot of wasted potential. It squanders it's main villain, puts nothing scary onscreen, and fundamentally misuses it's the few good ideas it does have. Now, there are plenty of bad horror movies out there. Ones that are lazily made, generic, and derivative like you wouldn't believe. The issue is often now that they are bad ideas, but that it's evident that the people involved just didn't really try. That's a frustrating thing to encounter, but not as frustrating as The Bye Bye Man. Here, the problem doesn't seem to be that nobody tried it's just that they had no idea what they were doing! I've rarely seen something so inept, so incompetent in execution. Never before has a trailer been so misleading. The movie needed to be more like that. Ergo, it needed to actually have the title villain in it! It's like people saw what they could have had here, but didn't know how to get it there. They took all the wrong paths and made a terrible movie. Just don't watch it.

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Lukedabadass267Apr 8, 2017

Say bye bye to your dignity if you pay to see the bye bye man yes it was that bad and annoying have to here don't think it don't say it a million times is so goddamm stupid

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uneek0000Jan 16, 2017

I LOVED THIS MOVIE!!! IT WAS FANTASTIC AND KEPT ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT THE ENTIRE TIME. DONT GO BY THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS, SEE IT YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!!!! 10 +++++++++++++++++++++++

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Compi24May 28, 2017

"The Bye Bye Man" could have easily tread into the "so bad, it's good" category, with its half-cooked lead performances and ridiculously cheap special effects, but - much to the film's detriment - it wallows in the self-serious mediocrity of"The Bye Bye Man" could have easily tread into the "so bad, it's good" category, with its half-cooked lead performances and ridiculously cheap special effects, but - much to the film's detriment - it wallows in the self-serious mediocrity of exposition dumps and cooky paranoia. Truly just a mindlessly boring exercise in what a lot of modern horror directors have already grown out of - pathetic jump scares, dumb characters, and a total neglect of the established rules of its own world. Yeesh.… Expand

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LeZeeSep 26, 2017

Don't think it! Don't say it! Just watch it!

There's nothing major difference with this and the regular horror flicks, except the internal structure of the tale. For that alone, it is worth a watch. Because they have used it the better way,Don't think it! Don't say it! Just watch it!

There's nothing major difference with this and the regular horror flicks, except the internal structure of the tale. For that alone, it is worth a watch. Because they have used it the better way, yet the familiarity gives out everything to its viewers. So sad that you could predict the entire film, despite their best effort to turn it around. The good news is, if you are not a horror film fan, you possibly would enjoy it. But those who love and watch horror films regularly would find it somewhat a waste of time. I was the first one, and I thought it was better than some of the recent big names from the same genre.

Yeah, looks a mix of plenty of films. It was somewhat like 'It Follows', but less complicated. Easy to follow the characters and the story. Though from the beginning itself, it was very intentional. A decent cast and the filmmaking. It could be scary for some viewers, but I found a little edgy and well paced narration. But sadly it did not miss any of the usual horror flick formula. One of the most overused, not just in this film, but any horror films is that those film character interviewing the one of the survivours from the past. So if you don't mind such common usage, it is an acceptable film.

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LcasGabrielJun 23, 2018

Intenso, assustadoramente creepy e diferente, The Bye Bye Man colocou fortes expectativas desde o seu trailer com junções de cenas em sequencias de tirar o fôlego e uma história confusa fazendo a todos querer saber do que se tratava aquiloIntenso, assustadoramente creepy e diferente, The Bye Bye Man colocou fortes expectativas desde o seu trailer com junções de cenas em sequencias de tirar o fôlego e uma história confusa fazendo a todos querer saber do que se tratava aquilo melhor. Muitos não gostaram, mas eu me impressionei como uma produção de baixo orçamento e pouca divulgação conseguiu impressionar com efeitos visuais e especias bons, roteiro não ficou tão vazio e atuações não tão amadoras iguais vemos em curtas disponível no Youtube. O filme entrega bons momentos de suspense e consegue tirar uns pulinhos de susto seu, mas só se consegue assistir ao menos uma vez, no máximo duas pulando entre cenas.… Expand

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DirigiblePulpJul 26, 2017

The Bye Bye Man is enjoyably bad for a while, goofy and dumb but laugh-along entertainment after midnight, then it becomes coma-inducingly stupid wrapped in too much seriousness.

How are Faye Dunaway, Leigh Whannell and Carrie-Anne Moss in this?!