3 out of 5 Broomsticks
Sony Pictures
Not horrible. Some good sound design and kills. Veeerrrryyyy trope-heavy and stole a lot from Cabin in the Woods.
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Sony Pictures
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This is a very generic teen horror movie. Not horrible, not great, but it really shouldn't have taken itself so seriously. The comedy parts are some of the best parts. Such wasted potential. Some good sound design and kills. Very trope-heavy and stole a lot from Cabin in the Woods.
There is a specific scene where the teens enter a basement full of obviously antique items that are potentially "cursed." Each person, then, proceeds to almost interact with multiple different ones before the tarot cards are ultimately picked. This is almost identical to Cabin in the Woods, but these characters are not part of the satire.
The kills were solid and well-written. The effects were average, but the resulting deaths were well visualized. A standout was The Magician. It was effective and gruesome.
If you are a Witch who has worked with Tarot, there are some glaring errors in the Arcana information. She is confident with the tools, but there is some very basic, very wrong information given. If you repeatedly state that these beautiful cards are just Major Arcana cards, then you kill someone with a Six of Swords so you can kill someone with Swords, use Google first. I was fuming after this scene.
Sony Pictures
I will say, Tarot was strongest when the tone switched to Comedy. I think most of the jokes landed, and I thought it was incredibly funny at the end (way more than scary). If you like comedy-horror movies that are very cookie-cutter, set your bar low and enjoy!
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