12 Critical Responses To 2017 Films That Make No Sense
11. Happy Death Day
The Film:
Groundhog Day meets Halloween, an obnoxious student repeats the day of her murder and tries to work out the identity of her killer.
The Response:
Mixed to positive, with the film generally being seen as a solid bit of genre fun.
Why They Got It Wrong:
Oh boy, did people go easy on this. While it's watchable enough, boasts a strong performance from Jessica Rothe and some of the drama works, in the end, it's just another teen horror film... with none of the adult content many audience members were probably hoping for. How did this even get a 15 certificate?
For a horror film, there's very little actual horror and it's never scary at all. It's clearly aiming for a Scream vibe, but it's most certainly not clever, funny or thrilling enough to be on that level.
The film's core problems come down to a lack of originality, as well as its generally routine execution. This is bizarre since the positive reviews acted as if this was something fresh and new. Hopefully, the potential sequel won't materialize, since there's nowhere else for this already limited property to go. If anything, it'll probably just repeat the first film and then resemble a time loop itself.