10 Horror Movies That Take Themselves Way Too Seriously

10. Final Girl

There's contentiously a message hidden away in 2015's Final Girl, but the Abigail Breslin-led effort appears to be unsure as to what it actually is.

The film follows the tale of Veronica, a young orphan who is moulded into an assassin by Wes Bentley's William. Veronica is soon pointed in the direction of Jameson; Alexander Ludwig's villain leads a gang of sadistic young men who hunt and murder their female schoolmates as bloodsport.

While the notion of a woman avenger is a compelling narrative vehicle, this promising attribute is undermined by Final Girl's one-dimensional villains and implausible storyline. It's extremely appropriate that this dismally paced picture is named after one of horror's most prevalent tropes. Tyler Shields' directorial effort plays out like an amalgamation of every genre cliché one could think of.

Most egregiously, Final Girl masquerades as a commentary on gendered violence, without bothering to offer any form of meaningful critique on the topic. It's a frustrating state of affairs - one that exemplifies the film's wasted potential.