Horror Noire

The first story feels like a student film, i mean a high school student film. The acting is ok, but the story is a groanable cliche. Then there are just about NO SPECIAL EFFECTS. It's shockingly crude. And the dialogue... astonishingly weak... people saying "yeah" and mumbling through the critical scenes. I was expecting bad but this first story was laughable. Compilations typically start with a strong story, and if this was strong I'd hate to see the weaker ones.

If the purpose was to be a horror anthology focusing on black actors they should have eased back a little on the racial focus. If the purpose was to focus on racial injustice they should have scaled back on the horror. It felt like it lacked as a horror anthology because the racial injustice was over whelming. The best story was the teacher/siren storyline. It had great potential but felt too conflicted as an anthology.

Terrible... I could've wasted that time on something else. Absolutely terrible... ugh. The acting, the dialogue, some of the scenes were just plain stupid. Seems like something somebody would've recorded on their phone and put on YouTube... ugh.

Okay I had high expectations on this it started out really well with the first story and some of the others were really good but not all of them some of them were dumb af it could be a lot better as a whole.

The stories were mediocre, even for an anthology styled film. I think many of the actors could do so much more given better scripts. I hope to see more of them. I've been a fan of Lenora Crichlow since she starred in Being Human (British series). Ditch the writers, keep the cast.

This anthology was poorly filmed with talented actors that weren't given much too work with. Perhaps it was focusing more on the "message" than entertainment, or the perhaps the scripts were rushed to meet a fading fad, but nothing hit the mark. Not worth watching at all.

Poor scripts, bad plots, simplistic direction, mediocre acting. And so on. As my husband pointed out when I said that I felt like I was watching a bad NYU MFA student's class first year class project, "You're being too generous!" 'Nuff said.

I'm one of those ppl that tends to google before watching just to make sure I'm not wasting my time. Anywho, this movie is definitely a great watch I really enjoyed the different plots & the twists. Especially bride before you! Whoever the writer is did a great job constructing this story, making it relatable and also lowkey thrilling @ the same time. And also great actresses/actors as well!

Best story telling I've seen in a while. Had a few part that made me laugh but It was all horror. ....buuuttt I tell you the story is deep and the meaning is as well . I give it ten stars!. It goes deep into every character their flaw their lives and their wants and it not the silly drop to the floor and die , it's a plan out theory i hope to see more in the future . A fan.

I was a little bit hesitant when I sat down to watch the 2021 horror anthology titled "Horror Noire", as horror anthologies usually tends to be dubious most of the time. But still, as I hadn't already seen this one, I sat down to watch it. And as I had not even heard about it, I didn't know what to expect, aside from it being a horror anthology. Well, sure "Horror Noire" was watchable, but the segments were of varied levels of enjoyment and entertainment, much as expected since it is an anthology after all. The first segment was titled "The Lake" and actually had some potential to it, but ultimately it drowned out in a rubbish ending. A shame really, because this segment was off to a great start. The second segment was titled "Brand of Evil" and that one was actually my personal favorite of the stories told in "Horror Noire". Why? Well, simply because the storyline was the most interesting and compelling. Moving on to the third segment, which was titled "Bride Before You". Now this one was interesting and had a great atmosphere to it, perhaps the most atmospheric of all the segments. The build up of tension was good, but I just wish that we were allowed to see what was causing all the noise in the house. The fourth segment was titled "Fugue State", and while it actually had Tony Todd on the cast list, it was just not an interesting segment. It was actually the least interesting of all the segments. "Daddy" is the title of the fifth segment, and it was a swing and a miss in terms of entertaining me. The storyline was just not well-constructed and offered little of anything actually. And finally "Sundown" is the sixth and final segment in "Horror Noire". It was fair enough, as it was nicely paced, but it was just a bit too generic in terms of originality. This segment, however, had Peter Stomare on the cast list, which was a nice touch. Ultimately then "Horror Noire" was a mediocre horror anthology, and it didn't manage to stand out amidst other horror anthologies. And it is not one that I will be returning to watch a second time. My rating of "Horror Noire" lands on a five out of ten stars.