Final Girl (2015)

I watched Final Girl out of two things: curiosity and boredom and then i was pleasantly surprise Yes, the plot is trash and the premise is absurd, but it was so well made and almost perfectly accomplished that you just forget about it If you are aware of the kind of movie you are watching and just surrender yourself to what's happening without thinking about the "hows and whys" you are certainly gonna enjoy this one

****Spoilers****Let me start by saying this isn't unwatchable. But the problem is, it's not good either. A girl trained to assassinate four frat boys who assassinate girls. Why? We never really get a reason. It's not like they had a secret society that was difficult to infiltrate. I found it really hard to take Abigail Breslin serious at any point in the film and her trainer was equally as cheesy (I've appreciated his work in other projects.. but not here). It felt like the entire film was a sentence long and they did everything they could to fill in the gaps around it so it hit the 90 min mark. Frankly it could of been a brilliant 10-15 min short film... but stretched out over 90 minutes was almost painful. I don't want to discourage people from viewing it.. every film is an accomplishment and you really need to make your own judgement, but for me this was a loss.I will say the Frat boys stole the show, great group of actors stifled by mediocre writing. Hope to see them in other things!

This movie is one of the reasons why you should never make decisions based on online reviews. I expected to see a crap movie. Instead, I've got a decently made thriller that feels more limited by budget than by scope.Let me explain. In my humble view, the world wants to see a good vs evil fight. They want to see the bad, evil characters and the good, moral heroes. Well, in this movie you get a bunch of bad psychopaths vs what can be considered a good psychopath. From a pure moral point of view, everyone is out there. There's no politically correctness. You get the cold, efficient killer that acts as a mentor. Wes Bentley plays the role of the emotionally repressed teacher extremely well. You get the emotionally damaged girl. Abigail Breslin plays her role very well. She knows nothing but to kill and yet, she's battling with the fact that she's a growing teenager / young adult. Then you have your classical high school jocks / psychopaths. Here is where the movie goes wrong. Veronica and William feel very authentic. It may not be what plays well on the big screen but as someone with a background in psychology, it feels that it hits the spot and that the behavior and approach is consistent. The jocks are just caricatures of what the bad guys should be. Overly arrogant, coming from a rich family, power driven, overly inflated views of themselves. The director tries hard to make us hate them and yes, they are despicable but they feel very two dimensional in the end.So should you watch this movie? Yes. It is a good movie. The problem is that it is too short. There is way too little character development to actually care about anyone in this movie. It feels like they've cut a lot of scenes that would connect the plot. We don't know WHY she must kill them (apart that it is a test and it is the right thing to do) or how this relates to our enigmatic mentor. We don't know what is Veronica's final purpose and mission and the ending is more style than substance (plus, it makes no sense whatsoever). I feel like Abigail and Wes' acting alone is enough to see this movie and believe me, this got and kept my attention a lot better than the 6.0+ flicks on IMDb. Is it bad compared to what could be a very intense thriller? Yes. Is it worth a 4.7? No. It feels like an unpolished gem and it is easier to put this movie down because it is not formulaic and can make people uncomfortable than because it is badly written and directed.So yes, watch it. It's worth it. It will leave you wanting more but you won't feel like you've wasted your time.

Unlike many reviewers here, I didn't hate this film. It had a strong visual style with great use of colour and light, it had a good concept and some interesting characters. Unfortunately, once you know the what and the why of the film it plays out exactly as you expect. It doesn't offer any twist, or complexity. I was surprised that the movie chose to show us all it's cards right out of the door. All of the background information on the lead could have been done as a flashback after she been put in danger, or after the first kill. This sort of mid-story revelation would have given the story a little more punch. My biggest disappointment was that despite spending a lot of Time with Veronica I was left wanting to know more about her. She was interesting and her story arc just seemed to be beginning. I think this movie would have been much better as a TV show.If the story could be condensed into 1 hour (easy enough to do given this film's slow pace) it could have been the set up for a series. Like Dexter but with a Young Female lead and an assassin instead of a serial killer. Each episode she could have killed some killers, kidnappers, psychopaths, gangsters or other scum. And we'd get the chance to see her get more confident and powerful. We could also see her relationship with her mentor develop. Perhaps it ending with them falling out and her tracking him down as the last kill of the season. At the end of the day, I enjoyed this film well enough, but will not likely recommend it to anyone. A missed opportunity.