5.1
The trailer had me excited… Got me to the drive-in… Only for the film to completely let me down.
Jump scares, woven into a story that leaves you more confused than anything else. Save yourself the hour and a half of your life.
Category: Horror/Thriller
6.8
We’ve all had our rough Valentine’s Days. Stood up for a date, breakup, drinking alone. Most of us don’t take up a pickaxe and go on a murderous rampage in our hometown, though.
An occasionally laughable plot. Brutal kills. Much more effective than the power drill in the “Slumber Party Massacre.” Hearts in heart-shaped boxes. Terrified elders of the town trying to warn the teens of the impending danger. Somewhat like if the “Footloose” town’s no-dancing rule was enforced my an evil force with a deadly weapon.
Your typical, middle of the road silly slasher flick.
7.8
Adam Sandler’s best Netflix movie? I think so!
Unoriginal? Yes. But so is almost every other Halloween movie nowadays. The typical Sandler cast? Yes. But every Adam Sandler movie has the same cast. This movie is just so surprisingly fun. It really makes up for it all.
Julie Bowen plays the “out of his league” female lead. Shaq plays the best mysterious radio DJ since Wolfman Jack in “American Graffiti.” Paul Blart gets promoted to real cop. A fun, heartfelt Halloween hijinks-filled hootenanny. Turn your brain off and get ready to chuckle for an hour and a half.
5.9
Meh…
Kind of a ripoff of the much better “Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.” Hard to root for characters. An enemy that amounts to a furry Roomba. Just didn’t do it for me. Save yourself some time.
8.4
Don’t read into this one too much… Guy who watches a lot of movies becoming a serial killer. Yikes.
Strong “Taxi Driver” and “King of Comedy” vibes from this one. Excellent performance by Dennis Christopher. Such an interesting premise, so well executed. Interesting to watch and catch all of the homages and callbacks to Hollywood classics. Highly recommend if you’re looking for an outside the box spooky film for the Halloween season.
Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare 