After watching the entire movie, I have decided to write a review since I saw some back-lashing against the casting of film. Actually, I found it quite enjoyable. The film did spend enough time (descend acting) and efforts on the leading lady Taylor and her personal problems as well as her interactions with her various classmates, which I think is a useful plot decision for it helped me as an audience to build an emotional connection with these characters. I strongly disagree with some of the reviewers who used this against the film. On the contrary, I think this is what makes The Lurker stands out. Unlike a typical "obnoxious teens get slaughtered constantly' slasher, this film has made the efforts to make each character interesting and has offered the audiences a real opportunity to get to know them. Besides Taylor, audiences also get to meet Tory, Hannah, Lily, Chole, etc. Each of these ladies has a unique personality. Each "type" could remind us of someone we actually know in our high school days.
Scout Taylor- Compton did a fantastic job! She brought to life a real strong, smart and spiky female lead who refused to give in to everyone who is pushing her around. For those reviewers who are probably old and complained about the ages of the cast, I hope they are not too "old" to forget some of "their friends" were exactly like that in high school. Well, maybe high school was a century ago for them that they couldn't remember anymore. We live in such an exciting time of diversity and representation flourishing in Hollywood than ever before. In my opinion, it is WONDERFUL to have female actresses been given roles that allow them to use their artistic craft and to be cinematic and creative. Unfortunately, it is so sad to see some people trying to put such a so-called age limitation on actors, especially on females. Furthermore, another reason I think the casting decision was not bad is that most of the cast seems to somehow come from the honor genre background. For example, Naomi Grossman "American Horror Story", Ari Lehman "Friday the 13th", etc. I feel like we can tell the hard work that has been put into this film by the cast and crew.
This is a leisurely enjoyable film with a good story flow. The plot twist in the end is so well done. Absolutely deserves a good review! For those who love the genre and a fun film, the Lurker definitely worth checking out!
Scout Taylor- Compton did a fantastic job! She brought to life a real strong, smart and spiky female lead who refused to give in to everyone who is pushing her around. For those reviewers who are probably old and complained about the ages of the cast, I hope they are not too "old" to forget some of "their friends" were exactly like that in high school. Well, maybe high school was a century ago for them that they couldn't remember anymore. We live in such an exciting time of diversity and representation flourishing in Hollywood than ever before. In my opinion, it is WONDERFUL to have female actresses been given roles that allow them to use their artistic craft and to be cinematic and creative. Unfortunately, it is so sad to see some people trying to put such a so-called age limitation on actors, especially on females. Furthermore, another reason I think the casting decision was not bad is that most of the cast seems to somehow come from the honor genre background. For example, Naomi Grossman "American Horror Story", Ari Lehman "Friday the 13th", etc. I feel like we can tell the hard work that has been put into this film by the cast and crew.
This is a leisurely enjoyable film with a good story flow. The plot twist in the end is so well done. Absolutely deserves a good review! For those who love the genre and a fun film, the Lurker definitely worth checking out!