There's so many truly awful low-budget Christmas horror movies. This one had seemed promising from the trailer, and even partway into the movie. Some of the dialogue's decent. The star's got appeal. The Christmas lighting scheme works. The killer is powerful.
Though two versions of Black Christmas are referenced, arguably the movie takes inspiration from Chopping Mall and The Terminator, and for the final act Hardware (1990). It's that last where it drags: scream, attack, run away; then repeat, repeat, repeat.
Where are all the other people in the town? One gets the feeling from the very start that it had been evacuated except for a handful of police, and maybe seven residents. Everything's lit up, but nobody's around. Gunfire, screaming, and explosions get no reaction. That could've used some explanation.
Though two versions of Black Christmas are referenced, arguably the movie takes inspiration from Chopping Mall and The Terminator, and for the final act Hardware (1990). It's that last where it drags: scream, attack, run away; then repeat, repeat, repeat.
Where are all the other people in the town? One gets the feeling from the very start that it had been evacuated except for a handful of police, and maybe seven residents. Everything's lit up, but nobody's around. Gunfire, screaming, and explosions get no reaction. That could've used some explanation.