My daughter and I caught Tarot (2024) in theaters last night. The story follows a group of friends who rent an Airbnb for a night of fun but stumble upon cursed tarot cards instead of the expected liquor cabinet. As one friend attempts to read fortunes, they unknowingly unleash dark forces.
This picture is codirected by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, in their directorial debuts, and stars Harriet Slater (Pennyworth), Avantika (Mean Girls), Jacob Batalon (Spiderman: Homecoming) and Larsen Thompson (The Midnight Club).
This film falls into the cliché Hollywood trope of teenagers making foolish decisions in a big-budget horror setting. This has an $8 million budget (and $11 million in revenue to date). This film is shot cleanly and incorporates CGI with impressive masks, costumes, and makeup. However, the kills are lackluster, with limited gore and most deaths being the killer's action and a quick cut to blood splatter. The characters are unremarkable, and the storyline is predictable. Dialogue and jokes fail to land, offering little to engage the audience.
In conclusion, Tarot is a subpar addition to the horror genre, lacking the standout qualities needed to make it memorable. I'd give it a 4/10 and suggest it only as a last resort if better options are unavailable.
This picture is codirected by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, in their directorial debuts, and stars Harriet Slater (Pennyworth), Avantika (Mean Girls), Jacob Batalon (Spiderman: Homecoming) and Larsen Thompson (The Midnight Club).
This film falls into the cliché Hollywood trope of teenagers making foolish decisions in a big-budget horror setting. This has an $8 million budget (and $11 million in revenue to date). This film is shot cleanly and incorporates CGI with impressive masks, costumes, and makeup. However, the kills are lackluster, with limited gore and most deaths being the killer's action and a quick cut to blood splatter. The characters are unremarkable, and the storyline is predictable. Dialogue and jokes fail to land, offering little to engage the audience.
In conclusion, Tarot is a subpar addition to the horror genre, lacking the standout qualities needed to make it memorable. I'd give it a 4/10 and suggest it only as a last resort if better options are unavailable.