Adam Scott deserves severance for putting up with Hokum’s ho-hum horror
The horror film 'Hokum,' directed by Damian McCarthy and starring Adam Scott, struggles to maintain its initial promise. The narrative shifts from a barren desert to a haunted-house setting, ultimately revealing itself as a series of predictable jump scares. Despite its attempts at commentary on human misdeeds, the film falls flat and leaves viewers wanting more.
- ▪'Hokum' is directed by Damian McCarthy and stars Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, and Florence Ordesh.
- ▪The film begins with a conquistador and a boy in a desert but quickly shifts to the story of a struggling author in rural Ireland.
- ▪Despite its intriguing premise, the film is criticized for its lack of originality and depth, relying heavily on jump scares.
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Open this photo in gallery:Adam Scott in Hokum.Elevation PicturesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountHokumWritten and directed by Damian McCarthy Starring Adam Scott, Peter Coonan and Florence Ordesh Classification 14A; 107 minutesOpens in theatres May 1With a tongue-in-cheek title inviting audiences to immediately dismiss its supposedly intense fear factor, Damian McCarthy’s new horror film arrives ready to play with convention and expectation. The scary thing, though, is that the movie exhausts itself halfway through, revealing Hokum as something closer to hogwash. Things start off promisingly, with McCarthy throwing his audience into a barren desert in which a nameless conquistador travels alongside a sullen boy.
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