I've been looking forward to this ever since I saw the teaser trailer, sadly it's taken me this long to get around to it.
So did it live up to expectations? Not entirely, but I walked away happy regardless.
For those unaware it's Groundhog Day (1993) with murder as we see a girl repeatedly being killed off only to start to day anew. Personally I loved this idea and was curious with where they were going to go with it.
The traditional slasher tropes are all present, some great dark humor is in the script and the cast are all on point. Notable especially is our leading lady Jessica Rothe who was excellent though I spent half the movie baffled by just how much she looks like Melissa Benoist.
I'm not sure the finale was up to the same quality as the rest of the film and that is perhaps why it's receiving a 7 not an 8. Something about it just felt inferior and saw the movie go out with a bit of a fizzle.
Regardless I can see why the film was so successful, congratulations to everyone involved because though I didn't find it as mind blowing as I'd hoped I can't deny that this is a very inventive fun little film.
The Good:
Jessica Rothe
Cast are all great
Fantastic concept
Some great ideas
The Bad:
Weak soundtrack for a movie of this ilk
Finale was underwhelming
Hearing the same dialogue repeatedly can get frustrating
So did it live up to expectations? Not entirely, but I walked away happy regardless.
For those unaware it's Groundhog Day (1993) with murder as we see a girl repeatedly being killed off only to start to day anew. Personally I loved this idea and was curious with where they were going to go with it.
The traditional slasher tropes are all present, some great dark humor is in the script and the cast are all on point. Notable especially is our leading lady Jessica Rothe who was excellent though I spent half the movie baffled by just how much she looks like Melissa Benoist.
I'm not sure the finale was up to the same quality as the rest of the film and that is perhaps why it's receiving a 7 not an 8. Something about it just felt inferior and saw the movie go out with a bit of a fizzle.
Regardless I can see why the film was so successful, congratulations to everyone involved because though I didn't find it as mind blowing as I'd hoped I can't deny that this is a very inventive fun little film.
The Good:
Jessica Rothe
Cast are all great
Fantastic concept
Some great ideas
The Bad:
Weak soundtrack for a movie of this ilk
Finale was underwhelming
Hearing the same dialogue repeatedly can get frustrating