In 1999, a 12-year-old named Dallas Kyle captures footage of the mythical creature, Frogman, but no one believes it is real. Twenty years later, he returns to the same place with his friends to obtain irrefutable proof that it exists.
Frogman is directed by Anthony Cousins which is his directorial debut (although he has directed a segments for other movies such as Scare Package and Fat Fleshy Fingers).
I never heard of Frogman until I saw a few friends of mine on Twitter talking about it and saying they quite liked it (if you guys are reading this shoutout to you guys) I already love films about cryptids Frogman heavily reminds me of the Loveland Frog a cryptid that was supposedly spotted in Loveland, Ohio back in the 70s.
The film itself undeniably shares a lot with The Blair Witch Project (1999), Cloverfield (2008) or even Marble Hornets having that said I do think the film manages to stand on it's own especially during the third act. First off the found footage style combined with a 90s 35mm camera absolutely helps make the film much more authentic. It's a much more dirty and grittier looking film that really does a good job of capturing every moment of the characters and their search for Frogman. This especially kicks in when the third act kicks in and we get to see the quite incredible practical effects and Frogman who's pretty gross looking especially combined with the style of the camera.
Admittedly the dialogue is not anything grand neither is the acting however I actually think that benefits the film in the long run, the writing does actually feel quite authentic same with the acting. The characters are decently fun and the story while a bit barebones when it comes to the found footage genre absolutely moves the film along at such a nice pace, the film itself is only 77 minutes long and moves at a fast paced which corrects a lot of mistakes that other found footage films tend to make.
It does admittedly take some time to get to Frogman but once it does it's a blast of fun, there's so much creativity and classic movie magic that really went into this film, the atmosphere combined with the setting during the last 15-20 minutes is truly a blast that you really can't help but love.
Overall Frogman is a blast of fun, if you don't like the found footage genre this will probably not change your mind about the genre. But any fan of the genre will get a kick out of this one.
Frogman is available on all VOD Platforms.
8/10 B+
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