Pet Sematary Review: 4 Ups & 4 Downs

8. DOWN: The Trailer Gives Everything Away

Absolutely the biggest failure of this movie lies in its marketing. Anything that had potential to give you chills, right down to the movie's biggest and most intense climactic moment, has been stripped of authenticity by the decision to sell the film on its big hitters. For those of you that haven't seen anything in the run up to this feature, you'll be in for far more of a treat than those that have diligently kept up with the movie's derailed hype train - as the third act is all but shown in its entirety before you even get your arse in a cinema seat.

Whilst some could argue that we already know this story from its original 1989 release, the film absolutely blows its load for any casual fans by showing the damn dead person walking around looking all creepy as if that wasn't where the whole narrative builds to. And yes, this was a different character 30 years ago, so they also ruin their 'same but different' strategy, where they do the ol' bait and switch throughout the film's most iconic moments.

There are no stakes to this film if you've been anywhere near its campaign, which is the sad truth of the situation.