"The first few minutes of Hokum might make you think you're in the wrong movie. If you know anything about Damian McCarthy's new horror movie, it's probably that it involves Adam Scott and a haunted Irish hotel."
"Scott's character, Ohm Bauman, is a novelist, a rather famous one, who is finishing his conquistador trilogy. The book looms over him on a trip to scatter his long-deceased parents' ashes near the hotel."
"Hokum has so many of the right ingredients going for it. There's a haunted honeymoon suite, folklore about a witch, and a service bell that mysteriously rings occasionally."
"Despite its intriguing components, the film's narrative feels disjointed, impacting the overall coherence and effectiveness of the horror elements."
Hokum is a horror film starring Adam Scott as Ohm Bauman, a novelist visiting a haunted Irish hotel to scatter his parents' ashes. The film opens unexpectedly in a desert with a conquistador, which contrasts with the main setting. The hotel features a haunted honeymoon suite, folklore about a witch, and various eerie elements like a mysterious service bell and a missing employee. Despite its intriguing components, the film's narrative feels disjointed, impacting the overall coherence and effectiveness of the horror elements.
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