While I had actually never heard about the 2024 horror movie "Bagman" prior to sitting down to watch it, there would be no doubt about me actually sitting down to watch it. Why? Well, given a life-long romance with the horror genre ensures that any horror movie available gets a fair chance.
Writer John Hulme put together a script and storyline that definitely had potential. However, the narrative suffered from the fact that the movie had no ups and down. It was a pretty monotonous viewing experience, fairly devoid of anything particularly scary or thrilling. A shame really, because there definitely were potential to the storyline and script. Just a shame that it sort of fell short of delivering.
The only performer on the cast list that I was familiar with was William Hope, and he only had a supportive role to play. I will say, however, that the acting performances in the movie were fair, despite of only having a mundane script to work with.
Visually, the movie was okay. It was not a horror movie that relied heavily on special effects, and the effects that were in the movie were good enough. However, the design of the bagman itself just wasn't overly impressive, and the grand reveal once the hood was pulled back was sort of anti-climatic.
Watchable, for sure, but director Colm McCarthy just didn't deliver an outstanding or particularly memorable horror movie. And I doubt that I will ever return to watch the movie a second time.
If you are a horror aficionado, such as I am, give the movie a chance; you might just happen to find it more enjoyable than I did.
My rating of "Bagman" lands on a four out of ten stars.
