I won't go through the plot here, as I'm sure you've read the synopsis . So here's what I liked .
But what did not work
Overall fans of B-Movie cinema may enjoy a festive treat , but for the more casual fan , there are better produced modern Christmas horror movies out there
- Our 3 lead female characters have good chemistry , seem like they'd really be friends and were zany and fun to watch
- The Krampus costume, looks pretty good to me. i like the way it's design resembles the classic Krampus look from the old German illustrations , and for a lower budget i thought the effects were pretty good
- I enjoyed the reveal towards the end of the movie which i won't spoil
- The Movie has it's tongue in cheek and has a good sense of fun
But what did not work
- Biggest issue by far is the truly poor cinematography , camera work , editing and the lighting wasn't great either . Often shots are poorly framed , too dark, and edited in a way that makes the Taken sequels look well edited
- Acting by additional cast seemed a very miked bag
- Unnecessary scenes and characters. So many scenes were of the police station, i actually thought they might have something to do with the plot. Nope , just a running gag about the dis organised cops. Plus what was the point of the Richard moll scenes? Just smacks of reshoots to fill out the running time
- A bit light on horror. Not as many kills or gore as i was expecting with a title like that
- The movie lags in the second act. When the girls are holed up in the house. Nothing really seems to happen for about 20-25 mins
Overall fans of B-Movie cinema may enjoy a festive treat , but for the more casual fan , there are better produced modern Christmas horror movies out there