April Fool's Day (2008 Video)
4/10
I love Taylor Cole but... this didn't work out;
16 October 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I always loved Taylor Cole, i think she can as much a friendly girl next door or a mean bitch in roles... She got a lot that work both ways and her acting is very fine. Seriously i love this actress but even my love for her couldn't saw this movie from being incredibly dull.

The problem is not the actor. Taylor as well as Scout Taylor-Compton did a fine job. The "brother" which i forgot the name also is OK. Its true the rest of the cast is bad tough.

But the main problem is the plot/execution. I get that the plot want the movie to be a suspense of some sorts... The problem is you can't just focus on the twist at the end to make your movie work. Every movie that have twist gets an ingoing story that drag you in the movie and entertain you. Here its boring. I saw the twist of "they where playing a prank on her" coming from a mile away. Sure the "second twist" surprised me... but 2 secs of surprise at the end does NOT make out for a whole movie. The rest of the movie was dull...

They present it on the cover as a slasher, yet the fake kills are terribly bads and the "fake killer" is almost never seen and i dunno... you just have the impression it drag and drag...

Yes Taylor is acting good, and at the end somewhat you feel more sorry for her than the rest even tough she was the bad girls who made the prank which lead to her friends death at the beginning. But i doubt it was really the goal.

In any case, a movie similar to this was made later on, which was far from a masterpiece but somehow way more entertaining call... Sorority Row. Typical Slasher with a twist but better entertainment.

I do hope Taylor Cole get more prime role, as she is both a good actress and a beautiful woman. I blame this movie on the writer... not on the actors or director... The story was bad... simple as that.
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