Review of Urban Legend (1998) by Johnny T — 15 Mar 2011

Maybe there will be an oversaturation of ''Scream''-inspired horror films someday soon, but this one feels fresh. It's no worse than any number of other cookie-cutter slasher flicks geared for the slightly post-pubescent market. The film is competently made, and the attractive cast emotes and screams energetically. Audiences may guess the identity of the killer, although clues point in several different directions toward the end of the film, but the original motive is skillfully hidden until the last minute. A premise so rock-solid, so guaranteed to please, that it almost doesn't matter that the movie is otherwise a routine slasher, and not a particularly scary one.

VERDICT: "Matinée" - (Mixed reaction). These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says to pay matinée prices to see at a theatre or buy an ex rental or a cheap price the DVD to own.