Clowns in the Woods is exactly what it sounds like: a bunch of clowns in the woods. For some reason, I just had fun watching this movie (and trust me, I don’t know exactly why). It’s filled with weirdly memorable moments that make for a fun watch. It’s a classic horror movie plot, but it feels very original in its own simple way. There were clearly fan moments throughout the film that I actually laughed with.

Directed by Adrian Esposito and Curt Markham, Clowns in the Woods follows Marcus (Dalton Letta) as he is bullied for being different. When he seems to be at his lowest point, Marcus is confronted by a group of clowns who promise to help him.

The film’s sound was really good and it actually had quite a creepy vibe to it. The script was just one of a kind, filled with so many weird lines and questionable choices that made you want to be in the room when they wrote it. I want to include a trigger warning for any potential viewers as there’s a lot of abusive language used in the bullying scenes that seemed like a little too much.

Now onto the part that really made Clowns in the Woods memorable, the acting. It really wasn’t very good, honestly, but it was so bad that it worked for the movie. It almost felt planned, in fact. Either way, the acting was very dry and filled with one-liners that just didn’t really make sense together, but for some reason, for me, it worked. I will give credit to the murderous clowns who at points actually put on some really cool moments with the makeup.

Speaking of the makeup, I am shocked at how they all turned out. Truly incredible artwork is being done, kudos. The costume of the clowns also was amazingly goofy. The clowns just made me laugh, except when they did those terrible things. The makeup and costumes created the perfect aesthetic for these clowns in combination with each other. It was the holy grail of character creations, and I am so happy I witnessed it.

Overall, I am saying to watch Clowns in the Woods. It’s a pick-me-up and an adrenaline rush if you want it to be, but it’s also a comedy, a tragedy, and literally whatever you want it to be. Hopefully, everyone who watches this gets as creative as the actual writers did.

6 out of 10