Review of Detention (2012) by Clayton M — 01 Aug 2012

More of a comedy than a horror film, crude jokes, fun characters and one hell of a story make this a good film targeted for a date night.

This review of Detention (2012) was written by Clayton M on 01 Aug 2012.

Detention has generally received mixed reviews.

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Probably one of the better satirical movies I've seen. It has a A.D.D. kind of film style to it, almost like a constant advertisement…

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By Lauren C (541) on 26 Aug 2015

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By Barry T (888) on 03 Aug 2014

Way to clever for a B movie film. It muddled itself up. It also wasnt sure what it actually wanted to be - zany 80s comedy or slasher horror odd…

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By Tim M (3,013) on 07 Sep 2013

Even though I wasn't expecting to sit it through, I watched it without breaks. Actually one of the, imho, better horror comedies…

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By Callie M (87) on 06 May 2017

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By Dave J (1,987) on 11 Jan 2014

Started off promisingly, with a vein of fun and playing like Scream meets The Breakfast Club via Scott Pilgrim…

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By David L (3,419) on 09 Nov 2014

This has a lot of stuff all thrown in and is a bit imbalanced..BUT a lot of fun…

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By Randy P (605) on 08 Mar 2014

This was a pretty awful movie that tried so hard to be so many different things that it just doesn't work…

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By Dana F (381) on 23 Apr 2014

Freaking awesome movie. Hilarious, smart, very well-written, with great performances from its cast, especially Caswell…

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By Daniel L (1,283) on 17 Jun 2014

It's so crazy and weird, but so so entertaining…

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