My quick rating - 3,7/10. Very generic slasher flick that takes ENTIRELY too long to get going. I know from the sounds of that statement you are thinking it does get going but it doesn't. Basically, it just goes from being a bunch of poorly acted teens being themselves in school to being locked in the school and hunted by a killer. And it takes so long to get to that point, if you are impatient, you'll turn it off before that even happens. To make matters worse, it is a killer they don't even attempt to hide the identity of. So you aren't getting any whodunit or twists here. I do say generic and I suppose that isn't correct since it doesn't have any nudity, the kills are completely lame and off-screen, blood is minimal, and I don't even think any of them trip for no reason running away. All the little things that could swing a slasher into being entertaining are just vacant. There is no quirky guy/gal throwing in zingers for amusement or some over-the-top muscle-bound jock that gets beat up in a snap while a tiny girl fights off said killer like a trained assassin. Nothing of the sort but it is a polished production that includes some decent set and music along the way so this isn't something I just scoffed at thinking college project. And I did like the mask that the killer used in a plain yet amusing choice sort of way. I also think that Harley Quinn Smith continues to get work due to being tight with Kevin Smith but she needs to work on a different character. I have certainly seen worse but was just so bored by this whole thing that I couldn't recommend it for anyone. And no, Kevin Smith had nothing to do with this film.
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