Blumhouse's Truth or Dare

Name: Blumhouse's Truth or Dare
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: April 13, 2018
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Aurora Perrineau, Brady Smith, Gary Anthony Williams, Hayden Szeto, Landon Liboiron

2018

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 13, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Aurora Perrineau, Brady Smith, Gary Anthony Williams, Hayden Szeto, Landon Liboiron, Lucy Hale, Morgan Lindholm, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sam Lerner, Sophia Taylor Ali, Tom Choi, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane

Summary: A harmless game of "Truth or Dare" among friends turns deadly when someone-or something-begins to punish those who tell a lie-or refuse the dare.

Director: Jeff Wadlow

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 100 min

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Emma Stefansky

Apr 12, 2018

Truth or Dare is likely to invite comparisons to a lot of other films. It takes a few cues here and there from Saw, It Follows, and Final Destination, but mostly manages to coast on an engaging cast and a story whose built-in anticipation keeps you in your seat (when you’re not jumping out of it). Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Apr 11, 2018

The director, Jeff Wadlow, has a puppyish eagerness to impress, shock and entertain and as silly as the film might get, it’s never dull. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Apr 12, 2018

Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare is what happens when high concepts crash. The audience is here to watch people play a deadly game of Truth or Dare, and yet the film’s truths and dares are unremarkable, and the players are mostly boring. Read full review

Gary Thompson

Apr 11, 2018

The internal logic of the movie is complex, confusing, and as a result the movie is not very much fun. Read full review

Jane Horwitz

Apr 11, 2018

The privileged protagonists of Truth or Dare are neither interesting nor likable. They don’t even seem worthy of the academic degrees they’re getting. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Apr 11, 2018

Well-paced and featuring a game cast, this is still a yawny yarn that steals outright from Hideo Nakata’s seminal "Ringu" and the more recent "It Follows," as well as several of Blum’s own prior productions. Read full review

Oktay Ege Kozak

Apr 18, 2018

Truth or Dare commits the cardinal sin of a film with such a stupid premise; it tries to explain the spiritual source of the game. Read full review

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Bostjan

May 13, 2018

I don't understand why ppl hate this movie so much. I am not exaggerating when I say it has everything what a good horror/thriller movie needs. And the best par is the ending.. When you're sitting in your chair watching the movie, thinking you know how it will end, you are mistaken. It hasI don't understand why ppl hate this movie so much. I am not exaggerating when I say it has everything what a good horror/thriller movie needs. And the best par is the ending.. When you're sitting in your chair watching the movie, thinking you know how it will end, you are mistaken. It has great (and some predictable) twists and turns, but hey, which movie doesn't. I can honestly say it's underrated. Although we have already seen some horror films with the same title, this one takes a step higher and is definitely a need-to-see movie.… Expand

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marco34la

Apr 19, 2018

The critics and some fans are being way too harsh with this one. I went in with sub-zero expectations and can honestly say it was a decent typical teen horror flick. I've seen a lot worse!! It's definitely a solid 6. I gave it a 7 because some people were being way too critcal.

1 of 6 users found this helpful15

SrPepe

Apr 17, 2018

Una peli para ver una vez sola, muchos conceptos repetitivos pero tiene un gran final inesperado. Es como la combinación mala entre Destino Final y Nerve.

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benskylerhill

Apr 26, 2018

Truth or Dare is an absolute comedic gem. It's been a very long time since I laughed so hard in a movie theater. It fails at just about everything it tries to do, but it succeeds at one thing and one thing only: entertainment value.

This movie completely wastes its potential-filled premise.Truth or Dare is an absolute comedic gem. It's been a very long time since I laughed so hard in a movie theater. It fails at just about everything it tries to do, but it succeeds at one thing and one thing only: entertainment value.

This movie completely wastes its potential-filled premise. The concept of people being trapped in a game that will inevitably get them killed but it's only a matter of time as of when it happens? That's a truly terrifying premise, and it is not fulfilled in any way by completely asinine storytelling. The coherence of the plot is dependent upon all of the characters both main and minor making unfathomably idiotic decisions that inevitably cause all of the unnecessary deaths. In addition to that, every conflict that is ever raised throughout the story is solved by convenient coincidence and nothing more.

First of all, the characters are all set out to be people that are not worth caring about: they're overly sensitive, incapable of understanding the feelings of those around them, selfish, spoiled, and/or just flat-out stupid. The main character is shown to be the only somewhat sensible one, but by the end of the movie even she ends up violating everything she has claimed to stand for thus far. The filmmakers expect the audience to care about the gradual deaths of everyone in this group of friends, but instead I ended up rooting for them all to die.

All of the "horror" that the filmmakers try to provide relies completely and solely upon cheap, predictable jump scares that are all identical: the sound goes quiet, a character turns around and suddenly there's a loud noise and a person standing next to them with a creepy smirk on their face. The editing in this movie is terrible as well. It tries too hard for its PG-13 rating by cutting choppily away from death scenes in a jerky, uncomfortable fashion.

Lucy Hale really does give it her all, but every other performance in this film is just awkward and insincere. And Hale is definitely not helped by a script that surely had parts of it written by a group of juvenile middle schoolers. But despite all of this, I am really glad I saw Truth or Dare. I was thoroughly entertained the entire time I watched it because it was so unintentionally hilarious. All of the tension feels so fake, one can't help but laugh at its absurdity. The dialogue is filled with so much cheese, you could cut it with a knife and laugh hysterically while doing it. The only reason this film doesn't get a lower score from me is because I actually would recommend seeing it. That's right. PLEASE GO SEE BLUMHOUSE'S TRUTH OR DARE. And go see it with friends, because you won't be able to stop talking about and laughing at it for quite some time.

Story: 3
Acting: 2
Script: 1
Visuals/Sound: 2
Entertainment Value: 8

MY RATING: 3.2/10… Expand

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sgy0003

Apr 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. If you have time go see this, just go see A QuietOh 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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Shajac19

Mar 23, 2020

Why. Why. Why. I constantly found myself asking why this movie exists and why I chose to watch it. Bland acting with a so-so premise that made me laugh at moments that deserved tension and fear. I love Blumhouse but this was a mistake and a half. Don't waste your time.

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Broyax

Dec 7, 2018

Un mélange de SAW et de Destination Finale pour notre bande de jeunes cons qui se retrouvent à l'insu de leur plein gré victimes d'un jeu mortel... C'est laborieux et ça ne tient pas la route malgré les efforts conjugués des 4 scénaristes !

Mais ça manque de morts violentes, ça manque deUn mélange de SAW et de Destination Finale pour notre bande de jeunes cons qui se retrouvent à l'insu de leur plein gré victimes d'un jeu mortel... C'est laborieux et ça ne tient pas la route malgré les efforts conjugués des 4 scénaristes !

Mais ça manque de morts violentes, ça manque de sadisme (cf SAW), ça manque de gore et ça manque de morts bien ridicules, celles qui faisaient le sel et l'amusement des Destinations Finales... Je serai tenté de dire qu'on ne s'ennuie pas trop mais ce ne serait pas la vérité... alors action ou vérité ? Vérité : on décroche rapidement malgré toute la bonne volonté du monde. Action : arrête le visionnage sous peine d'abrutissement total !

Film pour ados et adulescents complètement raté donc, inspiré d'un "jeu" (?) à l'origine complètement idiot pour jeunes amerloques très imbibés.… Expand

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