directed by Christopher Landon
Happy Halloween everyone! If you’re the kind of person who’s too afraid to watch hardcore horrors, I’ve got something to cheer you up, but also put you in this spooky mood. Today, I’d like to recommend you a comedy/horror, a lovely slasher and a film filled with lots of brilliant jokes. At first, we get to meet Millie (Kathryn Newton), a typical teenager having a rather typical teenager life. Until… she meets Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn), a serial killer who decides that Millie would be his next victim. In order to stab the girl, he uses an ancient dagger called La Dola, which leaves a wound on Millie. Before the police arrive, the man is already gone. However, next morning, both the killer and the victim realise that they’ve switched bodies with each other. From now on the real murderer is bouncing around in a body of an innocent teenage girl, while Mille has to hide because the police are already looking for the Butcher and they know his identity. So shortly speaking, it’s an adorable mix of “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “Freaky Friday”. Generally, the film is not anyhow scary, unless you’re afraid of fake blood and such. In fact, it’s a cool comedy that mocks typical slashers. Not sure how you feel about that, but personally, I’m tired of those “serious” slashers. What do they expect from us? That we stay excited about seeing another silly adult entering a house they shouldn’t enter? And we get terrified by the fact everyone dies except the main character? Oh wow, no way! So I guess that filmmakers should either make an actually scary horror, after which you won’t be able to go to the toilet at night, or they should make it hilarious and focus on special effects to make the film entertaining. That’s my humble opinion. This comedy isn’t perhaps a masterpiece when it comes to effects, but it’s really enjoyable. Perhaps I’m not being objective because I adore Vince Vaughn in comedies, so seeing him acting like a teenage girl was like getting free candies. I believe this film is a great compromise between horror fans and those more sensitive souls, because horror fans may catch several allusions and jokes, and their emotional friends may end up not having a heart attack. To me, that’s a win-win situation. So if you’re still deciding what to see tonight, check out this title. Enjoy, my pumpkins!
My rating: 6/10
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I have nothing to watch 