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The Manager of the local cinema thought that the film wouldn't have a lot of folk wanting to see it. The teeny little screen was jam-packed, mostly with mid-teens enjoying a Friday evening of fright. The Bye-Bye Man and his hell hound are a crafty pair. I suspect that when not working they hang around with Candyman and swap ideas on how best to kill the kids. It isn't a particularly scary film. In fact, it lacks the fright factor. A few creaky doors, some screaming students and a crazy librarian. Oh, and the Bye-Bye Man and his goofy looking hound. Except they weren't sinister enough for my liking. If you're going to be a horror film, at least be a bit scary. The premise - that all of humankind's most unspeakable acts are caused by this 'man' - was fascinating, but underplayed. *sigh* I did enjoy it despite, or maybe because of, its predictability. Spoiler Alert! They all die. We've all seen Final Destination ... we know we can't cheat our way out of an inevitable death. I particularly enjoyed the gown thing hanging on the wall. It didn't look like a weird man. No, Sir. It wasn't even a matter of if it was going to move, just a matter of when. A mediocre film. A pleasant romp, but not a film which makes you care for the young people or their eventual fate.