“Jeepers Creepers” is a terribly bland horror film. It has a few brief moments where it feels as though it is on the cusp of being mildly interesting and that just makes it all the more frustrating. This is a film that just seems to throw in everything and the kitchen sink with elements taken from “Duel”, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and a handful of other movies.

“Jeepers Creepers” follows Trish (Gina Philips “Thanks To Gravity”) and Darry (Justin Long “Galaxy Quest”), who are brother and sister. They are travelling on country roads when a truck with an aggressive driver nearly knocks them off the road. They see the truck later on and they end up becoming the next target of the driver, who may not be exactly human.

Easily the most disappointing thing about this movie is the creature. At times, it looks more like something from a comic book film than a horror movie. Some of the special effects for the monster just look lousy. Trish and Darry are pretty bland. Trish occasionally shows some intelligence but it’s just annoying when you then see act like a total fool in the next scene. None of the other characters are interesting and the dialog for pretty much everybody is just horrendous.

“Jeepers Creepers” has some really bad special effects so it’s not even fun to just admire the craft of the make-up and special effects team. The film borrows too many ideas from too many sources for it to be coherent or intriguing. There are gruesome sequences here. However, they look rather pathetic; they are certainly not scary. There are a few brief moments where the film does build some tension but then they are just totally wasted. This is an awful horror flick from start to finish and you should avoid it.