I really wanted to love this movie. The first 20 minutes are so are very promising, and the individual scenes are well done. But there's something not quite right with the overall production. The plot? the pacing? Its difficult to put a finger on exactly what it is, and that's frustrating, because the acting is generally okay and the individual scenarios, absent the structure of the rest of the movie, are entertaining.
It's hard to pinpoint just where things go wrong. One flaw, tho, IMO is that the first cheerleader's death feels unconnected to the rest of the film. That's unfortunate, because that was where the movie seemed most coherent and interesting. Later it turns into a zombie movie (sort of). But the problem from the moment the rest of the girl's pass away is that there is no meaningful conflict left in the movie. And this moment comes later in the picture than it feels like it should.
The most disappointing part was the finale. The movie never introduces a true villain. There is a particularly nasty football captain guy, yes, but he feels like an afterthought in the overall drama.
What makes me sad is that all of these problems are things another 20-30 minutes of footage in the middle and some cuts to the beginning would probably fix. There's definitely capable film making going on here. Maybe the movie ran into budget problems? Regardless, it's a shame.
It's hard to pinpoint just where things go wrong. One flaw, tho, IMO is that the first cheerleader's death feels unconnected to the rest of the film. That's unfortunate, because that was where the movie seemed most coherent and interesting. Later it turns into a zombie movie (sort of). But the problem from the moment the rest of the girl's pass away is that there is no meaningful conflict left in the movie. And this moment comes later in the picture than it feels like it should.
The most disappointing part was the finale. The movie never introduces a true villain. There is a particularly nasty football captain guy, yes, but he feels like an afterthought in the overall drama.
What makes me sad is that all of these problems are things another 20-30 minutes of footage in the middle and some cuts to the beginning would probably fix. There's definitely capable film making going on here. Maybe the movie ran into budget problems? Regardless, it's a shame.
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