{"id":32711,"date":"2023-10-27T14:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T13:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2038019"},"modified":"2023-10-27T14:20:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T13:20:55","slug":"five-nights-at-freddys-suffers-extreme-identity-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/five-nights-at-freddys-suffers-extreme-identity-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Five Nights at Freddys\u2019 Suffers Extreme Identity Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood finally cracked the code on video game adaptations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gone are the days when John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins embarrassed themselves, and us, as those wacky plumbers circa 1993.<\/p>\n

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Films like “Free Guy,” “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Uncharted” delivered at the box office by using the source material as a guide, not a crutch.<\/p>\n

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” is a big step backwards.<\/p>\n

The movie based on the enduring video game smash tries to be a standard-issue horror while also genuflecting to the fans.<\/p>\n

The result? Neither camp will be satisfied.<\/p>\n

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Josh Hutcherson gets the thankless role of Mike, the security guard assigned to the creepy Chuck E. Cheese-like shop at the heart of the game\/story.<\/p>\n

He’s responsible for his young sister, Abby (Piper Rubio), but he’s struggling to find a good-paying job.<\/p>\n

A sleazy counselor (Matthew Lillard of “Scream” fame) steers Mike to Freddy Fazbear\u2019s Pizza, an abandoned playhouse where animatronic beasts once entertained the public. The place is deserted, so it’s Mike’s job to ensure no one breaks in and trashes the joint.<\/p>\n

Easy money, right?<\/p>\n

What if those critters came to life and had an appetite for destruction?<\/p>\n

“Freddy’s” sets Scott Cawthon\u2019s video game elements in motion, but we’re given an extensive backstory of Mike’s grief over losing his brother at an early age. We also meet his Aunt Jane (Mary Stuart Masterson), eager to snatch custody of his sister from him.<\/p>\n

Heady stuff, no? Why, it’s like the folks behind the film missed a chance to lean into the film’s wacky premise. <\/p>\n

Except that’s not completely true.<\/p>\n

The second and third acts reveal some of the game’s campier elements, none of which can be accused of being, you know, scary.<\/p>\n

That matters, right?<\/p>\n

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