Night Swim (2024) Blumhouse Horror Movie Review

[@ericramirez521]

I literally fell asleep 10 minutes in, woke up 20 minutes before the movie ended and was told by friends i missed nothing.

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

I was nodding off peacefully about every 10 minutes. A comfortable seat and this movie will cure insomnia.

[@michaelthomson2504]

So what you're saying is I shouldn't see it in theaters? Lol

[@emotionalglooms]

it's january .. why even go to movies if you know january horror sucks smh

[@ericramirez521]

@@emotionalglooms because we knew it would be a shit show and the little bit that I did see was HILARIOUS and had me dying of laughter 😭

[@the.bloodless.one1312]

Lol I fell asleep too. Was bored outta my mind.

[@gameperson5]

My favorite part is when they’re talking to the doctor and the dude like looks into the camera and goes “we got a pool 😀”

[@moistwrmonastring1017]

😭 my mother cracked up in the cinema at that part, oh my god

[@chrisschyljuk1299]

the scariest jump scare of the movie was the man sitting next to me sneezing really loud

[@jgjcreations7393]

😂😂😂😂

[@ch_4rlie1237]

the concept gives more of a short film than a whole movie

[@Migicat2408]

It's based on a 2014 horror short

[@missk91203]

When the daughter runs away screaming and the dad goes "Marco??" that made me laugh and so did when he goes "You're supposed to say polo!!" 😂

[@DerrickVanderspoon]

Okay yeah those did have me cackling lmao. I actually enjoyed the movie overall but his line deliveries in the third act were kind of hilarious😂

[@jackwwalsh]

It's all hot garbage. I wish Wan and Blum would stop making films.

[@DerrickVanderspoon]

@@jackwwalsh they’re literally the reason why the genre is as alive as it is today. If it weren’t for those two, we’d probably still be stuck in remake hell like we were in the mid to late 2000s. I may not like all of their output, but I do think we have to acknowledge what a horror powerhouse both of them are.

[@jackwwalsh]

They're repeating themselves and whipping a dead horse. They are not good IMO

[@regzlots]

yayyyy my

[@JGrobby]

*SPOILER* I totally agree with the ending making absolutely no sense. I laughed when they were filling in the pool and saying they can never leave so it never happens to anyone else. But like???? The pool is gone? Why would it ever affect anyone else. Also I was laughing because how SUSPICIOUS it must have looked that their father suddenly vanishes and they next day they're filling in a pool... If I was police I'd be like did you guys kill him?!

[@mickdipiano8768]

Pretty easy to unfilled a pool. Plus it wasn't the pool that was haunted it was the water from the spring. The spring is their regardless of what's on top of it.

[@JGrobby]

@@mickdipiano8768That's what doesn't really make sense, or wasn't necessarily clarified. If it's the spring, then surely all the homes on that block are cursed regardless. What specifically makes that backyard pool the most dangerous entity if the tap water in the area is also cursed.

[@touheed6140]

My understanding is that the pool isn't the only output for that water. by the end of the movie we saw it enter the tap water of that house. In Mrs. summers house too the fountain had the entity bec they had taken some from the pool/house water before leaving to keep her wish fulfilled (this relationship between the water and the possessed individual was explored by the Waller family too). Also once the water has been given its sacrifice by one family, it doesn't bother that family again. That's why possessed Mrs. Summers says something like "you'll leave the house we'll get it from them" when she was taunting the mom

[@MrDavey16]

Your most accurate review yet lmao for a movie about a haunted pool, there was SO much baseball. Thanks for the laughs!

[@beautybyalainas]

I used to be excited that Blumhouse was credited in a film but now they’re a dime a dozen. They’ve got some incredible films but I feel like they’re pandering at this point. Thanks for watching this for us!

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

They are 50/50. A24 is 80/20.

[@orwellianwiress]

The new setup is really cool, it has a very unique angle!

[@armando7060]

I love that Saw poster with my girl Amanda in the back

[@AriaGracefield]

Omg Sarah this review was hilarious 😂 thank you so much

[@CorpseBride64]

Not a horror film, but I am telling everyone about Poor Things. Technically, it could be considered a stretch on Frankenstein. Emma Stone is GLORIOUS and will win the Oscar for this part. It is super quirky, both funny & sad at times. Most definitely not for children, just adults. I loved everything about it.

[@s11j02]

I loved it too and I totally think it counts as horror!

[@CorpseBride64]

@@s11j02 do you? I'm so glad you loved it. I really wasn't sure how to describe it truthfully, LoL. But, I was crazy about it.

[@s11j02]

@@CorpseBride64 Yeah def! Enough gore to count for sure, even the credits playing before it were mostly horror (at least at the theatre I went to)

[@PossessedbyHorror]

I won’t be watching this one sadly!

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

Great film. Like steam punk meets Frankenstein. Odd but so intriguing. Emma was so weird but so relatable at the same time.

[@chuy4371]

Love that you’re doing a Saltburn review even though I didn’t feel like that film was for me. I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on Godzilla Minus One? Actually horrifying in my opinion

[@eliya9412]

I'm surprised nobody else laughed with you with at that line delivery because holy sh*t he had to be messing with us there

[@benjaminchristensen5678]

For what it was I had fun with this movie I was very intrigued by the water and how it somehow tied to old folklore

[@TheXdweebx]

If they focused more on the folklore, it could have been great. But it was fun camp for sure

[@29jgirl92]

I think this could have been an interesting concept. We see how much the Dad is struggling with his disease, and then the pool spirit tells him if he sacrifices one member of the family to it he can get his health back. And at first he says "hell no" of course, but he keeps getting worse and the pool keeps showing him visions of the perfect, healthy life as a famous baseball player he could have and we follow him struggling with deciding if he wants to go through with it, and if so, who he would choose to sacrifice for himself. That would be way more intestesting than "whoopsie, I didnt realize I made a deal to sacrifice my son and now I'm possessed."

[@Turtlesrina02]

I don’t understand why this movie couldn’t have been worked on and perfected for a few more months and then released in the summer

[@amandagracew]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who kept laughing at Wyatt’s line delivery!! Basically everything he said in the third act had me laughing out loud! And I was in a pretty full theater and didn’t really hear anyone else laughing…

[@bunchoflemons]

I love Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin and Better Call Saul, so I hope she gets a horror worthy of her talent in the future.

[@ILOVEYEWIsaac]

Sarah, saw this with my girlfriend last weekend and we both laughed at the “is he okay?” line 😂😂 also laughed at the “YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO SAY POLO!” line. What a mess 😂

[@ohnohayden]

Ray's "is he okay?" delivery at the end made our entire row crack up laughing at it to the point where my boyfriend and i kept quoting it the whole ride home...safe to say we did not like it either lol

[@lyndseybaker1673]

SAME, my friend and I saw it last week and are still quoting that line😂

[@TBCaine]

oh I 100% agree with you that all of the horror movie output SHOULD be good but like 75% feels like throw away trash. Like at least in the older days when movie were cheap cash grabs they looked decent thanks to sets/practical effects/costume design/cinematography. Now we have like none of that and very weak scripts that could MAYBE be short films if they cut out a lot of fluff. I've seen so many recent horror movies that are like 80% melodrama and 20% horror to the point it feels like the horror was added in just to get sales/attention. Like I *want* to like more modern horror but I have much better luck with older stuff

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

That's why I watch short films on Alter. They have really good horror movies. 10 to 30 minutes. They get right to the heart of the story.❤

[@lesliemartin3]

This movie that I still haven't seen makes me crack up. Because every single review the person is sporting the same face as if to say " sooo Not what I expected, or hoped for even"

[@janb92]

I’m so mad Kerry Condon is in this movie. She was incredible in The Banshees of Inisherin. The paycheck had to have been massive cause she’s way too good for this.

[@MadailinBurnhope]

100% true, it's bizarre

[@user-x7dc2pq7n]

In an interview she made the excuse "Not every film has to be high art" but not every film has to be a shitty waste of time either

[@beella6540]

@@user-x7dc2pq7nliterally.. what an awful reason to give. If it was an alright movie at all then it would be a different story

[@hoodys]

@@user-x7dc2pq7nwhat interview

[@elphbwckd212]

It could have been made first and just sat on the shelf till now because they knew it was bad. Wouldn't be the first time a terrible movie was released because someone in it started to make a name for themselves. It happens all the time. One of the most infamous of TCM: Next Generation which started both Matter McConaughey and Renne Zelwegger. Both of which tried to get the movie buried and we're almost successful, but once they got more famous the movie was released. It happens ALL the time with low budget, first time filmmakers and actors.

[@StoneColdSteveAutism95]

It's a Blumhouse horror movie that's being released in January.....of course it was terrible lol.

[@bethholland3627]

this movie only worked for me bc I'm disabled, chronically ill, can't swim and afraid of water lol, that's a lot of conditions for ur movie to be scary

[@Tinymushroom1]

Would love to see you list movies that have great premises but terrible execution, because there's a lot. Or bad movies with memorable scenes. Love your stuff!❤

[@DariusFrench6273]

Did anybody really expect “Night Swim” to be good? Let alone with a concept this unbelievable or tricky to pull off? In practice, it’s made even worse partially because the film can’t pick a tone and stick with it (whether to be drastically dire or absurdly silly) and mostly because the premise is way too restrictive and the film has to break itself into pieces to condense it for a full 98 minutes. There are only so many times you can disguise how little something happens while you wait for the disconcerting smoke and mirrors drop. Going for the jugular and providing an unhinged, bonkers experience was probably the better move here, especially since it never does effectively exploit those primal fears around water. And yeah, those jumpscares were garbage. The rest of the elements at play here barely matter. Cinematography is on the drab side, editing is clunky, special effects are embarrassing when you notice them, the pacing drags the otherwise acceptable runtime out to an obscene length and none of the characters stand out. Acting wise, the kids do the best with what they’re given but everyone else might as well be sleepwalking.

[@MadailinBurnhope]

I was super interested because 1. I have thalassophobia and was scared of pools as a kid, 2) Kerry Condon is in it, and she's very good, 3) the concept is hard to do and interesting so I thought it might have some imagination

[@esoteric76]

Love your analysis! Regarding the baseball plot (huge baseball fan so loved that element) this is Wyatt Russell’s second film where he’s a baseball player (the Linklater comedy Everybody Wants Some! was the other) so I’m guessing that Wyatt Russell may have some early baseball experience pre-acting. I wonder if the baseball focus was added into Night Swim because he could pull off those scenes? Glad you’re feeling better!! ❤

[@aliceramenhead]

He was actually a professional ice hockey player before he became an actor, so it's kinda baffling to me that he keeps playing baseball in his movies lmao

[@esoteric76]

@@aliceramenhead Wow! Thanks for the info!

[@delsongreene8770]

9:50 this movie was made by the guy that made the Scooby doo cyber chase game. All about that baseball 😂

[@torytellstales]

Captain Cutler appearing out of the pool suddenly sounds really cool ❤

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

Blumhouse movies feeling like a cash grab is nothing new to me. They've been making the same safe, generic PG-13 movies that are cheap and appeal to dumb teens who want to see nothing but pointless jumpscares, for at least 10 years, now. It doesnt matter what the quality of the film is to them. There's no artistry. It's just another product on the conveyer belt. Im surprised people are just now realizing it.

[@drashkana4864]

When the title of the movie is Night Swim and you know it's about a pool but then there's "too much baseball in it", you know something went wrong at some point In all seriousness, this should have remained a horror short and nothing else

[@macke3850]

3:58 yes! His line “ Marco” when he was chasing his daughter was so funny when I know the editing was trying to make it scary

[@RobynRissa]

I’m catching up on videos and your mimic of the conversation between the mother and daughter made me think of Madelane Petsch in The Strangers 😅

[@AnnaPenaMusic]

YESSSS SALTBURN HAS REMINDED ME WHY IM PASSIONATE ABOUT FILMS

[@lkf8799]

I watched Fish Jelly's review and they absolutely called out how this movie was such a wasted opportunity. An evil wishing well that demands human sacrifice? The writers could have leaned into that premise so hard. The family could have gone all in. Invite over a school bully, a rival, a nasty coworker, an entire neighborhood pool party fakeout 😈 of will they won't they. This one needs a do over.

[@earthiswatching]

I hadn't even realized it was a horror movie until after it came out. I didn't see the trailer and I'm aware of a mystery/thriller book by that name, so I assumed it was an adaptation. (The poster looked ambiguous.)

[@Nutritionbypaolao]

I’m excited for you reviewing Saltburn! I watched when it came out before it got trendy and recommended to you🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@nonoticarly8778]

Blumhouse? More like Blahhouse (I'll see myself out)

[@tamiaedrington5762]

Man i thought it was just me: Wyatt Russell just always lands so weird for me. In this film, To the point where it was so odd to me that before he was even possessed I was like what’s wrong with him?? LOL😂😂😂

[@MadailinBurnhope]

"I wish this movie was simpler" yes! I like your ideas and you should have written Night Swim

[@bluebbgbluelove5900]

Idk but blumhouse just knows how to always miss, I can’t really think of any movie of theirs I really like, A24 on the other hand is always a banger

[@bluebbgbluelove5900]

Oh except insidious

[@duxwontobey4887]

LETS GO I'm so glad you're back! Genuinely was so happy to see this video in my recommended

[@jactober]

If you’re looking for a supernatural water movie there’s one called “the drownsman” ! i watched it years ago and really enjoyed it!

[@someoneout-there2165]

Pyramid is another good one.

[@Brokenmyname]

Welcome back 😊

[@vaughnator]

the episode of Are you Afraid of the Dark, with the haunted pool was one of my favs!! so this is so disappointing!

[@bradybarrett5354]

Dead Man’s Float episode from Are You Afraid of the Dark gets my vote for best swimming pool horror. It terrified and traumatized me as a kid lol

[@EddieC2000]

You got that right. Shorter and sweeter

[@h0rnhead]

I just watched this the other night, when I first saw the trailer I thought this maybe could be interesting but nope it was bad, i was so disappointed

[@BloodyPanic785]

I was fortunate enough to see it with a friend, which made for a fun viewing experience even though the movie was a snoozefest. I gave it 3/5 stars because I had a lot of fun laughing at it and making jokes with my friend. I honestly don't know how I would have felt watching this alone.... probably bored af. It's the kind of concept that makes for a great short film (which it originally was), but can't really be... expanded into a feature length film. ANYWAY, it's okay. Fun to throw on for a watch with friends. Nothing memorable. Your review was spot on

[@wesselpricken6342]

Production companies have been making throwaway cash grab movie for a looooong time now. Nothing new

[@riffz6065]

You literally made me laugh out loud when you did your hand gestures while saying "THEY DID THEIR RESEARCH" XD. Anyways. Totally 100% agree with you on this review. Bad movie. A total taco bell shit of a Blumhouse film. James Wan and Jason Blum should be ashamed to have their names tied to this one.

[@CMinorOp67]

11:45: “you could probably come up with a better ending…” *Drain and fill the pool.* 18:20: 😀👍

[@4amlibra]

The whole “evil fill-in-the-blank possessed dad trying to kill the family” trope is not only tired and cliche, but it’s also the less interesting option. Wouldn’t it be far more horrifying if the dad became so obsessed with regaining his former glory that he himself was willing to murder his family for the chance of getting it back?

[@katie.andreas27]

I thought of Harry Potter too! 😂 It felt like they were ripping off Voldemort possessing Harry at the end of Order of the Phoenix.

[@PossessedbyHorror]

I literally just watched this HP movie yesterday and was like heyyy wait a minute

[@lailahaidar6682]

Has anyone read the book The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon? It’s actually a really wonderfully written and suspenseful book, but the basic plot of this movie sounds suspiciously similar to her book. Methinks she got ripped off…

[@michelef9429]

I think the reason the ending sucked is because we’re supposed to believe that this father is willing to die for his son when he didn’t even like him before he was possessed!

[@chubby_deity3143]

10secs in, NEVER TAKE THAT POSTER AWAY FROM US PLEASE!!!!

[@perryjones7771]

I mean you have Kerry Condon fresh off an Oscar nomination and this is what you give her.

[@francoisemargueritedesevig8977]

I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s almost like Blum house films are family friendly, even when they are rated R, they’re like HGTV family friendly car advertisements, they are bland, boring, the characters suck, and are not even scary.

[@serenavoice66]

I felt the same, I said to my mam leaving the cinema " it's a really good idea but the film feels a little half baked" also the scene where he's possessed and shouts " YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY POLO" Had me laughing😆

[@effiecr4869]

I LOVE UR SHIRT OMG WHERE DID U GET

[@mrbutterswuzhere]

I think it would've been better if instead of moving into a new house, they decide to build a pool in their home and the whole ground water thing happens while they are installing the new pool.

[@nick-elodeon9919]

I think it's time you should do a FULL rant about Blumhouse because Imaginary speaks a lot on their trajectory recently.

[@bloodomen2794]

should’ve made a doll slasher movie at that point

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

This is "normie" horror. Experienced fans will not be impressed. Kids will probably like it. Like a Goosebumps episode made into a movie.

[@K10204]

Seeing the movie at the drive in I couldn’t see most of it but Marco Polo was the best part. I could not stop laughing and just couldn’t take it seriously.

[@jorboii]

Horror as a whole is so profitable and popular right now but I kind of feel like Blumhouse is going to singlehandedly become the reason that it goes under again…just a factory pumping out mid quality movies every 1-2 months. It’s giving the slasher boom of the 80s all over again

[@PossessedbyHorror]

and Marvel 👀

[@jorboii]

@@PossessedbyHorror This. And we’re already starting to see what’s happening with those at the box office within the past year (although that, I actually welcome lmao)

[@johnrinella9267]

@@PossessedbyHorror i watched night swim today. it was a good movie..

[@greenredwhite]

​@@johnrinella9267😂😂😂

[@johnrinella9267]

Are you gonna see strangers chapter 1

[@evshe-theylat2566]

I always expect Blumhouse films to be a dumpster fire at this point

[@todayisanewday7]

Anything blumhouse is trash

[@thoth8784]

REM: Night swimming deserves a quiet time. Evil Spirit: NOOOOOO IT DUZZZZZZNT.

[@Garrett476]

10/10 comment. Stipe would approve.

[@thoth8784]

@@Garrett476 👍👍

[@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn]

Good review and cool video Sarah!👉🙂👈

[@indauroleal7953]

They should have made this like Paranormal Activity, but with a pool.

[@bloodhoundreviews4320]

that would have been interesting

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

Paranormal Activity is bad enough already, we didn't need to combine it with elements of this movie 😂

[@privatepracticeincollegecampus]

Love the new setting and your outfit. 🤘🏻

[@AlexisAW]

I also laughed when he asked if his son was okay

[@BrandonJames2016]

A pretty bad start for horror in 2024 4/10 movie. I think the movie was at its best when it had drowning sequences with kids bc it did bring back flashbacks when I almost drowned in a pool as a kid but it’s not an offensive horror movie for me but I don’t think I would watch it again. I liked the concept of a haunted swimming pool and the surprise about what the pool is caught me off guard which I liked. This movie is perfectly described as the amityville horror remake but with a pool lol.

[@kaitlyni.3546]

I saw it and regretted it. Not the best.

[@nlcc17years]

It is actually was the daughter said "That Dad It Didn't Want That" and the son says "Going to happen someone else" and then they cover it.

[@AlphaFlight]

I saw this movie in 4XD and omg i left the movie scratching my head like wtf did i watch. 4-10

[@ghostfields]

the bloated water demon made me laugh so loud in theatures. also the “you’re supposed to say polo” ….really 😭😂

[@ManiacalMangoes]

I like the new video angle and big saw poster!

[@legendre007]

I think the first synopsis you read from IMDb was a summary of the 2014 short on KZbin on which this feature-length movie was based. The short is just the woman terrorized by the spirit. 😮

[@EerieAndShadows]

Loved the dramatic sarah. So fun to watch😂

[@Kiki16223]

OH it also pissed me off that they killed the cat and after you find out what the pool does it’s clear the cat dying made no sense at all so they just did it cause other horror movies do it?? (Yes I’m a cat person.)

[@angelxskyy]

yes lets move on ... cant wait for Saltburn!

[@thebluemmoon]

well blumhouse is contract with universal for 10 years. which this year is the end of the 10 year first look. hopefully the movies for the rest of year are better. I'm actually excited for a lot of the movies this year. night swim was okay. too much baseball for me.

[@CMinorOp67]

*Idea for the background:* Would be cool if you had a green screen the size of a movie poster where the Saw poster is…and you green screen in the poster of the movie you are reviewing on it.

[@jockey7069]

I think you were too nice honestly 😂it was just a no for me, tried my best to like it and the only good thing about this movie is the high budget quality

[@blackice5666]

American dad did it first

[@anthonymachado4595]

“Next critique: characters are STUUUUPID” had me CACKLING😂😂

[@JanuaryFlowers]

😆 girl I burst out laughing when you said " but what about the son!" 😅 like be fr how did he last so long under the pool ?

[@popkern]

Recommendation: The Passenger (2022 Spanish horror) it's a great little flick. New on Shudder

[@KellieValentine]

Omg I’m so happy you like Saltburn and I look forward to that video!! It’s my newest obsession 😂

[@ShadowOfADoubt9]

I didn't hate it but it was very underwhelming

[@guitarfreak80ftw]

“Too much baseball” BASED >>>>> 😂 I agree

[@Lauren-lt8yv]

spoiler/theory i think because the dad sacrificed himself, the possessed water wouldn’t try to come for the family again, but if a new family moved in without knowing, they would be possessed from the water in the house. my theory is that the water that goes to the whole house was possessed not just the pool ? i only assume this bc the dad was acting all possessed when he was taking a shower.

[@Gray-weeb]

Great review! Definitely won't be checking this one out. Anyways, I just wanted to thank you for recommending Triangle (2009)! I watched the film a couple days ago and really enjoyed it!

[@elizabethg9129]

I felt like it was a beginner horror movie... like for kids.

[@callhercarla]

So happy that you’re back! The unintentional break was well deserved regardless! 🖤

[@cristielb1033]

This movie was so disappointing!

[@MadailinBurnhope]

Blumhouse has done some of my favourites: Get Out, Run, Soft and Quiet, Creep... but also some of the worst; the main problem with them is inconsistency

[@Ali_OT7]

It's disappointing that the movie is so bad, I really enjoyed the short film.

[@jambgsu07]

Me too!

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

The short film had a simple premise and worked well in that context. Anytime you try to expand a simple concept into a feature length film you run the risk of stretching it too thin until it loses all intrigue. Lights Out, which also was based on a short film, had that same problem for me.