Marshmallow

2025

Horror / Sci-Fi

21
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 91% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 3905 3.9K

summer camp coming of age camp slasher horror sci-fi horror

Plot summary

At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his newfound friends must embark on a treacherous journey and uncover a sinister reality buried beneath the surface.

Director

Daniel DelPurgatorio Photo
Daniel DelPurgatorio

Top cast

Corbin Bernsen Photo
Corbin Bernsen as Roy
Amanda Clayton Photo
Amanda Clayton as Deputy Maxwell
Paul Soter Photo
Paul Soter as Collins
Giorgia Whigham Photo
Giorgia Whigham as Rachel
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852.23 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 100+
1.71 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by aronharde 5 / 10

Wasted potential unless there is a sequel

Even though I keep up really well with recent horror releases, Marshmallow completely passed me by without me noticing it. The premise sounded interesting and the poster looked intriguing, which was enough for me to give it a try.We have the typical summer camp setting with a young boy who is fearful and shy. After making a few friends and encountering a mean bully, he and the other kids are told a horror story about an evil doctor who used to live in the area. After that, the young boy becomes even more frightened, and his constant visions and the voices in his head aren't making things any better.The movie really takes its time with character development, and even though I enjoyed the characters and love the summer camp setting, it became a little boring after a while. Once the pacing picks up, the film definitely shifts in tone, but something about it feels off and not very well executed. It was too tame for a slasher and too generic for the "sci-fi" label it has on IMDb.At some point, we are introduced to a plot twist that definitely got me excited, but the movie never really does anything with it. We get a final scene that looks pretty interesting and made me want to see more, which should be a good sign in theory. However, this movie just felt like wasted potential. That plot twist and the last scene should have happened much earlier and led into a final act that could have made the movie far more engaging.As a standalone film, it felt disappointing and overall unsatisfying. The movie was stylish and had a soundtrack reminiscent of Stranger Things, and that, combined with the summer camp setting, created a nice atmosphere. However, the script was definitely an issue, focusing too much on boring elements instead of developing what is shown in the final scene.Overall, it's not a terrible movie, but I couldn't help leaving it with an unsatisfied feeling. I'm still curious to see if they plan to continue this story, but until then, this was average at best. It would have worked great as a pilot episode for a new TV series, but definitely not as a standalone movie. [5.2/10]
Reviewed by syntory 5 / 10

Had the potential to be good but missed the mark

I suppose the overall story of this movie is good. The problem for me is that it takes way too long to get to the point. Storywise, nothing really interesting happens until the second half of the movie. The first half is boring. If the first half were cut out, the second half might actually be good as a short film. I think Marshmallow would've been so much better if the last scene of the movie was the focus of the story. To me, the last 10 minutes of the movie were the best part but not enough to recommend it. I give this movie a 5.4 so I'll round down to 5. I guess it wasnt terrible. Overall it was just boring.
Reviewed by softermaniac 6 / 10

Wasted Time

The ending for this movie should've happened about 30 minutes in and then it could've been interesting. We could've seen the terrible side effects of their experiment.Instead, we get 75 minutes of build up for 15 minutes of pay off.Overall, a very good idea that was squandered in the execution.The atmosphere and characters were well developed. But their full potential never realizzed.The writers and directors should go back to the drawing board and rewrite the entire movie using the final scene as the jumping off point about 30 minutes into the story.Only then would they have something truly worth watching.
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