Pet Sematary Review: 4 Ups & 4 Downs
1. UP: The Scares
This is somewhere down the line - as the scares it does offer are well measured and not over populated for the sake of making it as over the top as possible, instead picking and choosing its moments carefully to imbue true unease into the narrative. When we're given jump scares, as we have to bear in any horror movie ever, they're carefully stipulated against an already disturbing tone so as to not feel cheap - with one certain foot-based moment coming to mind as cleverly dancing around what you'd expect.
The previous inhabitants of the graveyard are also well put together, with the cat's matted fur and milky eyes that define him as the poster boy for the film being particularly well done.
All in all, there's no quibbles with the horror of this horror movie, it's just that they'd be better put to use in something with a little more emotional investment and building around the edges.