I know the lore so I was excited for the movie. I've been waiting for this movie for a few years now! Sadly enough, it is disappointing. To start with something positive... The animatronics look incredible! The character models of Freddy, Chica, Bonnie and Foxy look absolutely AMAZING. They are SPOT ON! But the script, the dialogue, the acting are just mediocre. The movie isn't scary and it all wasn't as dark as I hoped it would be. It could have been so much better! And after YEARS of working on this movie it's sad to see that this is the outcome...

First week of January type of bad, the kind of film that could potentially become a cult classic due to moments of unintentional camp merit (though I kinda doubt that because of how excruciatingly boring the rest of it is). The writing is some of the dumbest, convoluted nonsense I've seen in a while. The horror elements are also very tame, it's just so afraid to push any button. I get that you can't go too hard with a baby movie, but there are individual sequences in non-horror properties like _Indiana Jones_ and _Harry Potter_ that are more likely to scare a kid (or man child g4m3rs for that matter, I'm not entirely sure who this was made for). The technical aspects, in particular the editing, feel mostly unprofessional. Even Josh Hutcherson, who by all accounts should be the main bright spot in this movie, stands no chance with the given direction and dialogue. 1/10

It took 8 years to do... *this*?! It goes for scary instead of fun most of the time and that just doesn't work at all. I mean it could have worked if it was actually scary but it's a failed attempt. And really, who could ever be scared of these cute cuddly furry animatronics... it DEMANDS to be fun and campy. *Willy's Wonderland* and *The Banana Splits Movie* both understood that. There are *some* fun moments sprinkled throughout but there wasn't nearly enough of them for the long runtime, it needed way more crazy animatronic moments. It's mostly just a drama. I was mildly invested in the mystery and characters but the twist is predictable within the first 15 minutes, they make it so damn obvious and there's a very limited number of characters. Story is full of plot holes. Just because your source material is known for having a convoluted story doesn't mean you get a free pass to do a convoluted story, they had 8 years to make it better—it was awful! Acting ranges from ordinary to good, generic dialogue and the camera cuts away at every kill (PG-13). I'm not a fan of jumpscares in general but this is an occasion where they needed them (the games are huge on them)... hardly any here, sadly. The biggest praise I could give it is the animatronics look freakin amazing! Great design. Whenever they're on-screen, which is rare, I was fully captivated. The Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria set was kinda perfect. I also liked the brother sister dynamics it was the heart of the movie. 1st watch: 4/10 2nd watch: 5/10

My 12 year old son and his buddies liked it. Not too scary but scary enough to make them feel badass for watching a horror movie. I liked the robot animals. They were cute and kudus for being successful making their simplistic faces expressive. The beginning was a little slow and I slept through part of it (my fault for being a lil hungover) but the parts I did see were pretty good. Definitely over average for a kid friendly scary movie.