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The other day, looking for something that wasn't going to be a thinker, I watched this expecting your average teen horror flick. I was pretty much on the money. There is another film of the same name from 1980 starring Jamie Lee Curtis, but the plot is totally different.
Plot Donna Keppel is just coming to terms with the horrific murders of her family by a teacher of hers who became infatuated and obssessed. He claimed to have "killed them for her" so that they could be together. Donna goes to live with her aunt and uncle and, through counselling and her good friends and boyfriend, Bobby (they're always called Bobby, aren't they?), starts to gain her life back.
Unfortunately for her, just because he's in jail doesn't mean Mr Fenton is going to give up. He somehow escapes from maximum security jail just in time for her senior prom, and makes his way to the hotel where he checks into a room near Donna's group after overhearing her friends talk.
One by one, rather predictably, the number in their group depletes, complete with comedy gore, although it isn't until the police find out he's missing and head over to the hotel that Donna realises anything is wrong, when the alarm is pulled and everyone is told to head outside.
I wont give away any more so as to spoil the end, but needless to say this stalker is not going to be kept away by the police again...
Cast Donna is played by Brittany Snow, who looked vaguely familiar to me but not entirely memorable (she has in fact been in The Pacifier, John Tucker Must Die and Hairspray). Jonathan Schaech creepily portrays Mr Fenton, and the rest of the cast is made up of various young actors and actresses for whom this is their biggest break so far. Their group is very cliche - the homecoming king and queen, couple who are constantly fighting about where they will go to college, etc...yawn. Performances are solid, for a cookie-cutter horror, but certainly nothing remarkable.
Verdict This is one of those horror films where, if you're anything like me, you can't help but laugh at. There is no real suspense and no "scares" as such. The plot is fairly obvious from the get-go, and I found myself furious at the characters for making poor decisions ("don't go down there, there's a killer on the loose, stupid!"). When each was bumped off, I couldn't help but snigger.
It's watchable, but nothing special. The fact that this review is around the 500-word mark, when I can usually find much more to say about ANYTHING, is telling.
Quick Facts -Release date: 6 June 2008 (UK) -Rating: 15 (or 18 for special edition DVD) -Language: English -Run time: 88 mins -Filming locations: Los Angeles, California mostly.
You can find this film for sale for £11.99 at Amazon.co.uk.
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