Review of Final Girl (2015) by Matt B — 12 Apr 2017
If you're familiar with the trippier David Lynch films, you have a hint as to what to expect of this film.
The premise is simple: A girl orphaned at a young age is trained to be an assassin. As a teen her training leads to a test mission: To kill a pack of boys who hunt and kill girls for sport.
A lot of the origins of the characters and how the situation came about are left unanswered. This probably explains the problems so many of the other reviewers have with this film, as they likely thought they were going to see a twist on the slasher genre based on the description of the film.
This film doesn't explore its own premise or delve that deep into the characters. It is much more about the style and presentation of the events, dialog, and visions. Given how most of the characters both protagonist and antagonist are sociopaths to some degree, that strangeness, aloofness and lack of reality is somehow appropriate.
It's not too long a film, just over an hour and a quarter, just enough for what it is trying to do.
Worth it for change of pace. Horror fans may be disappointed, but I'm not one of them, and was pleasantly caught by surprise by the whole Twin Peaks like vibe that emerged from this film.
This review of Final Girl (2015) was written by Matt B on 12 Apr 2017.
Final Girl has generally received mixed reviews.
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