With thirteen video games released since 2014, Five Nights At Freddy's has left its mark on the horror gaming world, with its dark atmosphere and iconic monsters, in the form of haunted animatronics. It was the perfect backdrop for the cinema to seize upon, and it's the renowned Blumhouse production company behind this film adaptation, due for release on November 8 . And when you consider the quality of recent video game adaptations(Super Mario Bros and The Last of Us, to name but a few), the project is bound to make us curious.
And unlike the games, which plunged us straight into Freddy's for five nights of horror, the film gives us a long context, and a main character, Mike(Josh Hutcherson, unforgettable Peeta Mellark in the Hunger Games saga) a security guard in the grip of many personal torments. In particular, he is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his younger brother a decade ago. His search for a job to provide for his younger sister Abby leads him to Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, a seemingly unusual establishment. But as soon as night falls, the terrifying reality of the place is revealed.
And whether you're a fan of the video game or not, you may well wonder who the film is aimed at. If you're looking for thrills and chills, you won't find them here. And even though the film was co-written by Scott Cawthon, the creator of "FnaF", gamers won't find much here either. Freddy's is more of a backdrop to an admittedly occasionally gripping story of child abduction, but this constantly distances us from the horror that Freddy's robotic monsters are supposed to inspire. In fact, their design and name is the only thing the films and games have in common, as the plot revolves around other themes.
Five Nights at Freddy's is a small film, which will be distributed directly on an overseas platform (Peacock, not available in France). And even though it's being released in France, the film fits in perfectly with the logic of Blumhouse productions, which produce dozens of low-budget, highly profitable films to finance their big event movies, although the quality of the latter isn't always up to scratch. The film may appeal to the curious who go to see it without knowing anything about it, but those who expect it will certainly be disappointed.
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