Mischief Night (2014)

I am posting this review because I just read a 1 star review by speedgtr92 where he/she called another movie titled Mischief Night (released just a few months prior to this MN) "good". This Mischief Night is not to be confused with that turkey. Wait. Did I say turkey? Let me grow a pair of balls. That other MN is a real turd. The lead actress in that MN reminds me of… well I don't want to insult anyone personally. So I'll quote my outspoken cousin Fred – "She reminds me of a zit I once had on my ass near the crack. Actually kind of in the crack. After I tried to pop it it got real infected and all red and oozy..." Fred went on about the zit on his ass for quite some time. But that's beside the point. This MN stars the captivating and alluring Brooke Anne Smith, who gives an outstanding must- see performance.

What a weird and awesomely different movie this was! Saw the trailer and was very intrigued. Never heard of any of the actors involved (except Malcolm McDowell) and it seemed pretty low- budget but the fact that it also seemed to have this strange twist to it was enough to get me to want to watch. And I'm glad I did. This movie was wacky! First the killer is trying to hack up the dumb blonde girl who is always making stupid moves like swimming almost naked in the pool, then it turns out the blonde girl is way smarter than we thought and maybe the guy doesn't want to kill her, and then they start talking and opening up to each other and you don't know what to think, or what's going to happen next. It's not as funny or violent as Scream, but it has funny and violent parts, and it's overall more emotional. Loved all the performances, but Brooke Anne Smith and Marc Valera particularly. They have great chemistry. The lighting is really moody and creepy too. This one was pretty original and well done.

The movie starts out slow and stays slow. It then morphs into some kind of a suicidal teen love comedy. The serial killer in this movie ends up picking the wrong girl to kill. She is suicidal, she cuts herself, she talks to strangers, she hates her parents. She is not the typical cheer leading princess that a real slasher likes to kill. This is all a really good idea for a movie. It just falls really flat in terms of the serial killer actor. He is not funny, he is not serial killer material. He is short, beady-eyed, looks like a loser type of college kid. His face lacks emotion and his acting is all one- note. One unnecessary part is how he kills the girl's friend right before he enters the house...there is just no point to that. The movie is incredibly predictable in terms of plot, and there is no real tension. It's like a really bad ripoff of "I know what you did last summer" mixed with a teen Disney Halloween night.

i have to admit that i didn't expect much going into this. thought it would just be a cheesy bad night at the movies kind of slasher with lots of gore and ridiculous one-liners. but whoa, this really surprised me. it's an interesting movie and has all kinds of stuff you never expect to see in a horror movie…like good acting! and writing! and camera work! there's lots of twists and surprises and even some decent gore. but it's much more about the characters. the two leads are really good together. and Malcolm McDowell is AMAZING of course! and i love the way they portrayed Halloween, which is my favorite holiday. you should watch it if you're looking for something different and fun.