Coming from Blumhouse, you would expect Truth or Dare to be at the very least a highly watchable movie. Having an ensemble cast of young actors, with the likes of Tyler Posey and Lucy Hale, Truth or Dare bites off more than it can chew, as we see in the Truth or Dare film review.
As a group of friends enjoys their last spring break outing together in Mexico, things take an unpleasant turn when a stranger asks them to play Truth or Dare. However, this is no ordinary game as the contestants soon find out. Accursed, all playing the game have to jostle with the demon for their lives. The rules are straightforward; unless you do the dare, you will perish, tell the truth or you will die, and stop playing, and you meet the same fate.
Many secrets come out of the closet as the movie progresses. Although each of the friends has to negotiate several deadly dares, most of them aren’t quite as exciting as one might have hoped. You are left wondering how on earth did the filmmakers not come up with scarier scenes, especially with the story matter as juicy as this.
The story takes time to build up the momentum, and half an hour into it and things start to go berserk. It’s not a bummer by any yardstick, but if you expect a scare fest, then you will be disappointed. Admittedly, a couple of jump scares are on the mark, but there isn’t any consistency, and overall, they are few and far between.
As a horror, Truth or Dare isn’t anything to write home about. Although the actors seem relatively invested in the story, you never care about any of the characters that they portray. The atmospherics are somewhat engaging at times, and the background score does reasonably well, but for a movie that relies on jump scares, the last 45 minutes or so are particularly frustrating as it goes somewhat awry.
Truth or Dare seems to occupy itself too much with the story, and in the process, fails to maintain the dread necessary to keep the audiences entertained. A simple but effective ending could have done the trick had the eerie quotient been held high enough.
No one is seeking believability in a film like Truth or Dare. However, the execution leaves much wanting as it is neither as hilarious as you’d want it to be nor are there as many genuine scares to make it an entertaining horror film.
Engaging in bits and pieces, Truth or Dare isn’t a complete waste of time. However, those seeking a pure horror film might have to look elsewhere. Also, those in for more than a chuckle or two, will be better off looking at other options.
Truth or Dare film review rates Truth or Dare 
(2.5 / 5)
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