TRUTH OR DARE

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There’s not much to be scared of in this supernatural horror based on the teen party game. It manages to play safe and break its own rules, making for a dull and confused experience.

Fresh from TV’s Pretty Little Liars, Lucy Hale leads a group of hot young students who are inadvertently involved in a deadly game of truth or dare, masterminded by a malevolent Mexican spirit. If they lie or refuse a dare, they will die.

It’s a rock-solid premise, but the script foolishly messes with the formula. And despite the high premium on looks during casting, this is an oddly sexless affair, while the bad guy’s lack of a physical presence makes him anonymous.

It’s also wildly derivative of movies such as Final Destination, Saw and many more, while failing to be as entertaining as any of them.

Increasingly silly without ever being scary, grisly or even funny enough, Truth or Dare is a pointless lesson in selfishness for narcissistic millennials.