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Remember back when the found footage style was a unique style of filmmaking and only a handful of films used it? (I.E. The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, Rec.) But it's common knowledge nowadays that it's become a cliché and a cheap gimmick for studios to save on production costs. Most of the time, there is almost no effort put into the film's storyline, characters, or scares. The Gallows certainly doesn't help its case. Pros:-A few decent performances-Good production design-Has the potential to be scaryCons: -Insufferable main character-Bullshit plot twist that makes no sense-Plot itself is nonsensical-Relies on cheap jump scares-Has a few good ideas, but they're usually screwed up somehow.-Found footage style is given no explanation3/10 (Horrible)

I saw "The Gallows" with low expectations, but at least expecting to see a decent horror movie, based on the IMDb User Rating (4.3). However, the film is awful in every aspect: the storyline is poor; the twist is nonsense and ridiculous; the screenplay is terrible. The camera of this cheap "found footage" genre is a pretext to produce low quality films with low cost. In this movie, there is no explanation for the use of the handy cam. Sometimes I question why I see flicks like this to the very end since time is irreversible and life is too short to spend watching low-quality films (like this one)! My vote is one (awful).Title (Brazil): "A Forca" ("The Gallows")

No idea what's wrong with you people and low reviews. The acting was fine, convincing teenagers filming everything they do.I watch horror movies religiously and some of that scared the absolute crap out of me. I did make a few guesses during the film that turned out to be accurate and that's fine, I've seen enough of them to know how these things end but this had fab jump scares and movies don't need to be 'high budget' to be good.I wish I'd seen this film sooner than like 7 years after it was made!