"A woman relives the day of her murder over and over in this slasher twist on 'Groundhog Day'."
I Say...
^Nailed it!
Horror Type...
Slasher, Horror Comedy
Main Players...
I liked...
Would I recommend it...?
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Horror Type...
Slasher, Horror Comedy
Main Players...
Jessica Rothe as Theresa "Tree" Gelbman (BirthDeathday Girl)
Israel Broussard as Carter Davis (Stand-Up Guy)
Ruby Modine as Lori Spengler (Baker Roommate)
I liked...
- Jessica Rothe's work in this--she carried the whole thing like a BOSS and seemed to have a really great time doing it. Go on with your bad self, girl!
- how the humor played out, without cheesing things up
- how Tree starts off as unlikable but we grow to care about as she grows (even if she has to die a few times to do it)
- the puzzling aspect of trying to identify the killer(s???)
- that, unlike in Groundhog Day, each re-lived day (specifically, being murdered each day) took a physical toll on Tree, which lent some urgency to the need to solve the time-loop problem
- how grief was explored, without being heavy-handed
The Meh...
The Who was interesting but the Why was kinda flimsy--it meant earlier bits didn't make too much sense, but then, it's not that heady a movie, if you know what I mean.
The Who was interesting but the Why was kinda flimsy--it meant earlier bits didn't make too much sense, but then, it's not that heady a movie, if you know what I mean.
Would I recommend it...?
Yeah, man, this comedy-mystery-horror-romp is loads of fun! You can sink right into it for your Halloween kicks and still get to sleep easily. (Probably.) Mild jump scares only, and the death-scenes aren't really gory (or even shown in great detail, from what I recall). It may be a bit too light on the scares for hardcore horror fans, tho.
Miscellany...
The director, Christopher Landon, is one of (the late) Michael Landon's sons. (Yes, Pa-Ingalls-Michael-Landon!). AND bitch sorority sister, played by Rachel Matthews, is one of Michael Landon's grandchildren!
Ratings...
My Grade: B+
Rotten Tomatoes Scores: Tomatometer=71%, Audience Score=66%
Details, Schmeetails...
I Watched Happy Death Day on Amazon (the Rotten Tomatoes page linked above provides links to other streaming platforms)
Learn more about it on Wikipedia (Contains Spoilers)
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IF YOU DARE
I may cough up the rental to see this one (is nothing free on Amazon anymore?).
ReplyDeleteStuff changes on Amazon often--this could become a free thing over time...
DeleteBut you can also check the rotten tomatoes page i linked (or google it) to see what other streaming platforms are hosting it--they might run a deal or special on it, as well.
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