This is a very comfortable movie for those who enjoyed the commercial resurgence of horror in the 90s and early noughties.
The opening scenes are very reminiscent of Kevin Williamson's I Know What You Did Last Summer and Drew Goddard's Cabin in the Woods, with a definitive nod to the original Scream at the very beginning.
Pretty people of various stereotypes gather before Spring Break to hit a surprise location. It's all pretty cookie cutter but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.
The thrills are real and deaths are unique, given the antagonist is a house (no spoiler here; that's in the preview).
There are some forgivable timing issues but the BIG lost opportunity here was to expand on what was found in the mainframe. I sincerely felt that that was the right time to delve into the origin story of Margaux and build to a more worthy conclusion.
All in all though, a worthwhile effort for what it was meant to be. Very decent 6/10
#31DaysOfHalloween2022.
The opening scenes are very reminiscent of Kevin Williamson's I Know What You Did Last Summer and Drew Goddard's Cabin in the Woods, with a definitive nod to the original Scream at the very beginning.
Pretty people of various stereotypes gather before Spring Break to hit a surprise location. It's all pretty cookie cutter but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.
The thrills are real and deaths are unique, given the antagonist is a house (no spoiler here; that's in the preview).
There are some forgivable timing issues but the BIG lost opportunity here was to expand on what was found in the mainframe. I sincerely felt that that was the right time to delve into the origin story of Margaux and build to a more worthy conclusion.
All in all though, a worthwhile effort for what it was meant to be. Very decent 6/10
#31DaysOfHalloween2022.