Yeah, but the miniseries is fucking shit.
Like, terrible.
I'd imagine the restraint and "subtlety" being praised is more like bad direction and budget constraints. The Miniseries is almost completely unfrightening no matter what it tries, and most of what it tries is ineptly executed.
Of course you saw "modern Horror traits," it's a modern horror movie. The question is whether they did them well.
(I also don't think obvious CGI is an automatic negative, either, any more than I think obvious puppetry or makeup work is an automatic negative)
Unearned jump scares? That's gonna be a problem.
Gaudy set-pieces that don't justify their existence? Gonna be a problem
Botched payoffs to quality setups? Absolutely gonna be a problem.
But if what makes those payoffs "botched" is not much more than "I spotted the CGI" and "It wasn't like it was in the miniseries," then there's a decent chance our definitions of "botched" aren't gonna line up.
I'll find out tomorrow night!