Review of Tamara (1968) by Anne M — 10 Jan 2012

Tamara is the most unpopular girl in school. But when some of the other kids pull a prank on her they could not have imagined what would happen, and what would follow.

This is one of those movies that I should not have enjoyed as much as I did. The basic storyline is cobbled together from several other sources (Carrie, The Craft, etc.) and the characters are all bland and distasteful. But, with it's retro feel, subtle special effects and some pretty decent acting (especially Jenna Dewan in the title role) this is just a fun little horror movie that has no pretensions and doesn't take too much thinking about. As I have said before the special effects are underplayed, and things are saved up for the gore which is all quite realistic and very well handled. The characters are pretty generic and you really don't care if they live or die, even the 'heroine'. The finale was nicely built up to, but with no great surprises, it just seemed to be over very quickly. In the end this is a beer and popcorn movie that should be watched if you are looking for something that is easy on the eye and doesn't take itself too seriously.