Part of me wants to rate this well for how good it is at touching on a lot of what Gen Z is today. A lot of me wants to give this a thumbs down for how completely unlikable the characters are, how overplayed the point is, and how predictable and dumb the whole movie ends up being.
I give it points for it's grounded approach. It advertises itself as a slasher, but it really ends up mostly being a deconstruction of these characters. Nothing over the top or typically slasher. Unfortunately, everyone here is a cliche. Mousy, quiet girl in the back. Recovering drug addict, the promiscuous one, the artist, the smart and serious one, the unapologetically obnoxious one. It's Gen Z paint by numbers. For their worth, the actors do a good job. They really channel the 'everything is a crises' vibe well. Unfortunately, in doing so, they're all pretty annoying. Even the most likable character ends up being disappointing.
The singular location is put to good use, but the movie goes through the rolodex of cliches to keep everyone there. Big storm, no working phones, power's gone. I can't tell if this part was In tribute to the genre or just lazy writing. And if you're expecting this to fulfill a slasher checklist, you can pull kills off the list. Like I said, this is grounded. Just about everything is tame and/or a post-kill discovery. Anyone going in for slasher thrills will be pretty disappointed.
Deciding whether you want to watch this movie or not essentially comes down to one question: how much do you really want to hang out with a bunch of partying gen z cliches?
I give it points for it's grounded approach. It advertises itself as a slasher, but it really ends up mostly being a deconstruction of these characters. Nothing over the top or typically slasher. Unfortunately, everyone here is a cliche. Mousy, quiet girl in the back. Recovering drug addict, the promiscuous one, the artist, the smart and serious one, the unapologetically obnoxious one. It's Gen Z paint by numbers. For their worth, the actors do a good job. They really channel the 'everything is a crises' vibe well. Unfortunately, in doing so, they're all pretty annoying. Even the most likable character ends up being disappointing.
The singular location is put to good use, but the movie goes through the rolodex of cliches to keep everyone there. Big storm, no working phones, power's gone. I can't tell if this part was In tribute to the genre or just lazy writing. And if you're expecting this to fulfill a slasher checklist, you can pull kills off the list. Like I said, this is grounded. Just about everything is tame and/or a post-kill discovery. Anyone going in for slasher thrills will be pretty disappointed.
Deciding whether you want to watch this movie or not essentially comes down to one question: how much do you really want to hang out with a bunch of partying gen z cliches?