Directed by Christopher Landon. Written by Scott Lobdell. Starring Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Rachel Matthews, Charles Aitken, Laura Clifton and Phi Vu.
Plot: a sorority girl wakes up on her birthday and is murdered, but then she wakes up again to the same day over and over until she figures out who the murderer is.
Tree (Rothe), is a horrible person in the beginning with a horrible name, so we’re just waiting for her to die the first few times. And she does die in some interesting ways: she’s stabbed, sliced, bludgeoned, drowned, blown up and hung. But as the days continue, she begins to see herself as she really is and starts to change. It’s character growth and it’s amazing to see.
The movie is really good. But we were expecting a lot considering where it came from. Landon is Michael Landon’s son (who we love) and he did Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, which we also really liked. And Lobdell wrote a lot of 1990’s X-Men including our beloved cartoon series.
It’s also a good feminist movie. Even DJ thinks so. She’s wearing more clothes at the end of the film than in the beginning. She saves the guy and she saves herself. Screw calling things like Revenge feminist movies. This is the real “girl power” anthem.
It followed rules, had a great script, a good cast and a good story. We recommend it fully.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I love comic books. I'm particularly into anything X-Men related and everything Harley Quinn.
2. My celebrity crush is Chris Evans (AKA Captain America). He's even more political than I am and he's not afraid to show it, plus he's really, really hot.
3. I love baseball and more importantly the Boston Red Sox, even though I've never even been to Boston. LOL
4. If I won the lottery tomorrow, after paying off my debts, I'd buy a smallish house somewhere in Southern California. I have got to get out of Texas.
5. My cartoon hero is Tina Belcher. Her and I share a soul.
6. I've been rescuing dogs since I was a teenager and firmly believe that fur babies belong inside and on the furniture.
7. I'm very much addicted to Hallmark Channel. I love their sappy movies, especially the Christmas ones.
8. I have 2 tattoos. An "E" on my ankle for my first lost fur baby. And a ladybug on my wrist named George after George Romero told me he liked it. May he RIP.
9. I'm a bit of a night owl. Not that I go out a lot, it's just that I prefer to be up at night and asleep during the day. I'm a vampire like that.
10. I have an unhealthy relationship with potato chips. My favorite are Herr's Sour Cream & Onion.
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