Plot: As a young boy, Patrick came face to face with Bagman, a folklore figure who kidnaps kids. He barely escapes, but years later this legend comes back to haunt him. This time the creature is stalking Patrick's family. He'll have to face his fears if he wants to make sure that his wife and kid won't suffer at the hands of this mysterious man.
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February 08, 2025
McCarthy started his career strong, but he shifted from movies to TV work, and so I lost track of him. Bagman isn't a return to form. It's a rather generic horror flick that shows some potential but fails to set itself apart from a truckload of similar films. So what remains is simple horror filler.
The creature isn't too interesting, the performances are doubty and the plot is as unoriginal as can be. There are still some nice moments and McCarthy shows that he still has the chops if needed, but this project simply wasn't strong enough to allow him to do his best work. It's not terrible if you're starved for horror cinema, but it's certainly not a priority.