15/22
Only this time, the fight isn't for himself; it's for his family
Story
When a sinister threat from his childhood returns to haunt him, a father desperately struggles against his deepest inner fear. In Spain it was titled "El hombre del saco (Bagman)" to avoid confusion with El hombre del saco (2023), a Spanish horror movie premiered one year ago about the Spanish Boogeyman, also called Bagman, a child-kidnapper who used a great bag or sack to get them inside into it, take the children from their bedrooms and disappear with them..
Bagman is essentially the definition of a generic horror movie
Nearly everything it attempts has been done before, and audiences are tired of these tropes. An evil entity tries to lure a young child away from its parents, who are too clueless to take effective action against it.
However, these parents do a remarkable job of ignoring their kid or keeping a significant distance, allowing the entity to enter the house undisturbed
There are cheap thrills, weak jump scares, foolish characters, and a child who sounds eerily similar to Gage Creed from Pet Sematary (1989).Perhaps the most frustrating aspect is the parents' irrational behavior. When your child seems to be in danger and there are multiple break-ins at your home, you would make sure to stay close to your child.
While there were a few moments I appreciated, overall, it's far from good
There's also the typical exposition dump and one of the most generic modern horror plots imaginable.Honestly, though, I kind of liked the entity, and I think there was some potential to create a decent horror movie with it as the antagonist. Unfortunately, the film fails to stand out amidst all the subpar horror being released today, making it hard to imagine that many people will enjoy it. [5.2/10]