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Having had no expectations going into this movie I was pleasantly surprised at how entertaining it really was. I skimmed some of the other reviews on here and a lot of the other comments are very hung-up on the nudity in this movie. However, having only graduated from College 5 years ago director Stewart Hendler would have failed miserably in making this film if he wasn't working to make it as realistic as possible. The opening sequence alone helps a lot in establishing the characters and the roles they will play as well. The drinking, drugs, sex, and nudity are part of the fraternal culture, at least in America. Unfortunately so is the way the men (I mean, boys) in this film treat women.
Every night is another party, there are no real consequences or adults, just older kids with family's who have plenty of money to do whatever without supervision....until something bad really happens to them.
It is true it starts out very much like "I know what you did last summer" (or any other horror movie where a teens do something stupid and immature, and then try to cover it up), but the quick-witted scrip and GOOD ACTING (yes, good acting, in a slasher film) save this movie from the junk pile. The actresses in this film were in full-form, showing genuinely their ability to capture what its like to be 21 again, thinking that "we are adults now" but then quickly realizing that they don't even have a clue of how to behave like adults or make good decisions when confronted with the death of their sorority sister after a prank goes wrong.
It is the oldest morality-play in the book: people making bad decisions and then being forced to suffer the consequences, that being their own gruesome deaths from a mystery killer.
It also didn't hurt that the camera work was excellent as well as the score. The director Hendler was able to ratchet up the suspense plenty, keep the story moving, and create an ending that was very unpredictable and unnerving. Although somewhat last minute in nature, the ending did make sense, in that horror-movie kind of way.
This is a definite must for those who enjoy murder-mysteries and good acting/suspense. While there is some gore, this isn't for gore-hounds. Sometimes the less you see the more frightening it may be.
score 10/10
SJinSeaTac 12 September 2009
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