Starring - Jessica Rothe (Valley Girl, Happy Death Day 2U), Israel Broussard (Feat the Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy), Ruby Modine (Satanic Panic, Shameless)
Release Date - 2017
Genre - Horror
Tagline - "Get up. Live your day. Get killed. Again."
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)
Rating (out of 5):
As I patiently work my way through this Blumhouse box set I find myself reaching the film I was the most excited to see. In 2017 Blumhouse released the unusual slasher Happy Death Day. The trailer sold me on on it so I went to the theater that night to watch it...and then I turned around and went home because my kid was sick. I tried a few more times to check it out and something always popped up so I gave up on it. When a physical release was announced I ignored the press announcement because I was still salty about not being able to see it in theaters. When I saw it was included in this set I decided to stop being a bitch a check it out.
The film film follows college student Tree (Rothe) who awakens in Carter's (Broussard) dorm after a night of heavy drinking. She leaves his room and begins her day and that night she finds herself face to face with a masked killer. After she dies she awakens in Carter's room destined to repeat her day. She frantically redoes her die only to have the same result. After several times she decides to find her killer and stop them before she suffers this continuous hell.
Happy Death Day had me on the fence until the 30 minute mark and then it really changed it up. Instead of becoming a repetitive piece of mindless dribble it becomes a movie that is self aware and entertaining. The acting in this one is entertaining for the most part but far from perfect. The characters are hard to like at first but as the film progresses you start to like them more. The cast does a decent enough job with their roles which makes the story a lot easier to follow. The story for this one blends that Groundhog's Day arch with the standard slasher formula following someone that was wronged who dons a mask and seeks revenge. When the film starts to become repetitive the story then adapts and changes it to give the viewer something new to grasp. Finally, the film has several kills but they are rather unimpressive and unimaginative. All the originality went into the story rather than the death scenes. Overall, Happy Death Day may be a big budget pop horror flick but it's a solid horror film that could easily become a franchise with so many possibilities. I highly suggest you check it out.
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