Directed By Jon Wright. Written by Stephen Prentice. Starring Alex Pettyfer, Georgia King, Tom Hopper, Tuppence Middleton, Calvin Dean, April Pearson, Olly Alexander and Dimitri Leonidas.
Plot: after a bullied kid kills himself, his tormentors start dying off not-so-tragically.
At the funeral for the unpopular and bullied, Darren Mullet (Dean), Justine Fielding (Middleton) gives a touching eulogy. It is, however, mocked by another student, Jason (Alexander), who claims, very loudly, that Justine did not even care about Darren and is a hypocrite. He even gets thrown out of the church by a dick teacher. Later on, Justine joins horny, Alex (Leonidas) at a party with all his “cool” friends: biggest bully ever, Bradley (Pettyfer), loud, jealous, Tasha (Pearson), instigator, Sophie (King) and arrogant jock, Marcus (Hopper). At the party, they all toast Darren, even though the best of them didn’t know him, and the worst, tormented him.
Although these asshats start dying almost immediately, this movie is a little bit of a slow burn. Stick with it, however, because the payoff is great! A lot of time is taken to build characters and to set up all the mayhem. You get to learn all about these little piss ant kids, bullying everyone, even each other. You begin to understand why these bitches that have never spent one minute with an original thought, totally deserve to die violent deaths. We truly enjoyed watching the carnage.
None of the characters are really likable, except for the killer, but that makes the motive delightful. We belive that the story followed fantastic rules and was super realistic. The acting was great as well. We really believed the kids were jerks. The movie even had some genuinely funny moments, nice effects and meaningful direction. We find it highly re-watchable. Overall, it’s a splendid little revenge tale we both recommend.
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 met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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