Stepfather, The : Movie Review


One look at the credits of the writer and director on Sony's new remake of The Stepfather (1987) is all you need to know: Director Nelson McCormick and screenwriter J.S. Cardone last collaborated on a little remake called Prom Night, and that's the film I'd point to as the true low point in this Horror Remake Renaissance we're clearly (and eternally) mired within. But here's the good news: If you did that small amount of research, and you walked into The Stepfather expecting something as unwatchable as Prom Night ... you'd be in for a slightly pleasant surprise. No, that's not to say that the new Stepfather is any sort of radically transcendent or stunning little thriller, but it's just good enough to be ... there. Not great, but occasionally good enough; not terrible, but certainly nothing to get excited about. "Generic" would be a good way to cover it.

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Author : Scott Weinberg