Hokum feels like it was made for me. Great atmosphere. Interesting characters - even unlikeable! Adam Scott is great as a complete fucking prick. Not a douchebag with a heart of gold. He is a mean asshole. A well-written and acted asshole. Characters don't need to be perfect to be interesting.
The hotel itself reminded me of a few I've stayed in in Ireland funny enough so maybe that's why I fully bought into the creepiness of the hotel. I went in praying whatever was going on would not be revealed to be some Satanic cult, especially since I was hoping it would lean on Irish folklore which is scary as shit sometimes. Not a cult!!! (Can we cool it with the "it was a cult/ritual" trope for a bit?)
Good jump scares, good creepy scares too. The kind that don't draw attention. One of the best involved both. And one especially disturbing bunny. "You're scared? You should be. You fucking should be" that and a few other visuals actually gave me chills. Good chunks of the movie every muscle in my body was *clenched*.
I can't wait to see what other people (especially those who don't have an interest in Irish mythology and folklore) think of it. I know I am predisposed, I wonder if someone who wasn't would be as into it.
