Review of Happy Death Day (2017) by Rebecca31 — 21 Oct 2017

A college student must relive the same day over and over. On the plus side it's her Birthday but on the not so plus side she keeps getting murdered by some guy in a baby face mask. It's ludicrous but if you want a little cinematic entertainment this weekend then here's your choice because it's definitely one of the better bad movies out right now. A light-hearted slasher movie just in time for Halloween. And if you still need more encouragement they've put Get Out, The Purge and The Visit on the poster for good measure.

It ticks nearly all the boxes and delivers what it promises, unlike a certain other movie I saw this weekend. That's right I'm looking at you Geostorm. You've got the horror slasher movie aspect mixed with a fair amount of comedy. Unfortunately a lot of this movie has been spoiled by its own trailer which is disappointing. So if you've managed to avoid the trailer and intend on seeing Happy Death Day keep it that way. The acting isn't up to much and I don't think I recognised a single person in this. It also could have done without the whole "well I'm reliving the same day over and over so I'm gonna re-evaluate my whole life and become a better person" message. The biggest problem is it falls apart in the last act but what more can you expect really. A lot of horror movies suffer in the third act and Happy Death Day just descended into a mess. What started with a simplistic idea well executed changed and I found myself getting bored and wishing for the end credits to appear. Recommended popcorn movie if you’ve nothing better to do.