Review of Prom Night

Prom Night (I) (2008)
6/10
Succeeds where it needs to.
12 April 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Alright, this may not be the most original or visually brilliant film, but then again thats not what you would expect it to be. It tries to be jump-out-in-your-face type of scary and for the most part I would have to say I think it succeeds.

The story isn't too crash hot, but I genuinely found myself on the edge of my seat towards the end, and it was especially sad when one of the characters is crying because his girlfriend who he was about to propose to dies. From the very start I could feel a sense of dread, and I knew that things were going to go haywire pretty quickly.

This film also doesn't waste much time in building up the plot, which is absolutely a good thing. It sets up the characters well, just enough so that the audience cares about them a little bit but not enough to drag the main story down. Many, many deaths along the way, although they are almost entirely gore-free (just a bit of blood spatter on walls, plastic drapes, etc), which is not really surprising for an M rated movie.

Overall I found myself enjoying this movie, more than I expected I would. Go see this if you want to get moderately scared or you just want to have a good time for a few hours.

Genuinely scary and atmospheric and I would recommend it!
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