Based on the 1992 young adult novel Horoscope by Nicholas Adams, and a feature film directorial debut of Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg. It’s a film that follows the recent rise of horror drinking games formula, best example was Talk to Me 2022. Sadly, the film is nothing like the book at all, not really sure why they say “based off a novel”. In the book, it was about a serial killer who chooses its victims based on their zodiac sign and that day’s horoscope. Which sounds more interesting than what Tarot had to offer.

From what I read, this film does a crappy job on how tarot cards and astrology are represented. I’ve only read some articles about it so I’m not a reliable source of information regarding Tarots and Astrology. With that said, the way they showed each of them their fates, was a cool moment. Going into this movie, everyone knows what will happen and how are they going to show it to us. Harriet Slater, the tarot reader, might as well have said “okay, so this is how you’re going to die.” The whole thing was predictable and follows the same cliché formula as with gimmicky horror flicks.

They tried so hard to be a successor to Final Destination but they were like night and day. They used the same logic and even the same dialogue from it. “So, one of us is next” (or something like that). One by one, they’re dropping like flies. It’s the same thing with how they’re going to go. Final Destination’s method was via a premonition. Here it was through a Tarot card’s reading. It’s practically the same.

Honestly, they had a good thing going, but they had to ruin it with weak dialogue, and forced humor by way of Jacob Batalon. Casting wasn’t done right, and I don’t think they even gave it much thought, just cast whoever was available. There was no camaraderie. When their friends were dying one by one, their reactions were not realistic. They did not appear shaken or lost for words. They only cared about being the next ones to die. They should have known each other for a long time. Instead, they looked like random young adults who were called in to read a script. The acting was okay. The dialogue was sad, the insertion of humor was the worse part.

The only thing that saved this film was the creature/monster designs of Trevor Henderson. The creepy-macabre style was terrifying and beautiful at the same time. The CGIs were great as well. Most of the budget seemed to have gone to the designs and effects department. Those were the only things that this film had going for it. They had a simple and good premise, but was ultimately destroyed by poor screenwriting and casting. Oh, and the ending was one of the worst endings I’ve seen. Really crappy way to end it.

If you have nothing to do and want to kill some time, watch this. If you’re busy but like some background entertainment, this is a good flick to put up. Tarot is not really something to make time for, it’s something just to kill time with.