As is the case with 99 out of 100 Horror films here, Final Girl got a real raw deal. I always say that people should judge for themselves, watch a film if the trailer/poster/whatever caught their attention and take a chance. In this case - I must implore anyone and everyone to give this film a try. Even if your ultimate experience is indeed disappointing, it won't be half as bad as to justify the low rating and terrible reviews here.Final Girl is simply a fun, satisfying revenge flick telling the story of some sort of operative in a secret above-the-law agency given the task of eliminating five stereotypical psychopaths who enjoy toying with girls before killing them. I would have personally liked to see more of their evil deeds so as to enjoy their punishment all the more. Cheap, maybe, but utterly satisfying nonetheless. True, this revenge concept has been done before, and a lot better (see: I Spit On Your Grave) but not every film has to be a groundbreaking act of genius in order to be fun and rewarding. I personally enjoyed every second, every bit and every death of the villains. Add to that excellent characters, on-the-spot acting and great overall atmosphere and you get a wonderful experience of bad guys suffering beautifully painful consequences.Final Girl if far from being perfect or even impressive. I personally enjoy a nice hamburger from time to time even if it isn't a premium steak. In my opinion - so should you. A solid 8 turned to 9 just to try and compensate for all those trashing it for no good reason what-so-ever.
... View MoreI watched Final Girl out of two things: curiosity and boredom and then i was pleasantly surprise Yes, the plot is trash and the premise is absurd, but it was so well made and almost perfectly accomplished that you just forget about it If you are aware of the kind of movie you are watching and just surrender yourself to what's happening without thinking about the "hows and whys" you are certainly gonna enjoy this one
... View More****Spoilers****Let me start by saying this isn't unwatchable. But the problem is, it's not good either. A girl trained to assassinate four frat boys who assassinate girls. Why? We never really get a reason. It's not like they had a secret society that was difficult to infiltrate. I found it really hard to take Abigail Breslin serious at any point in the film and her trainer was equally as cheesy (I've appreciated his work in other projects.. but not here). It felt like the entire film was a sentence long and they did everything they could to fill in the gaps around it so it hit the 90 min mark. Frankly it could of been a brilliant 10-15 min short film... but stretched out over 90 minutes was almost painful. I don't want to discourage people from viewing it.. every film is an accomplishment and you really need to make your own judgement, but for me this was a loss.I will say the Frat boys stole the show, great group of actors stifled by mediocre writing. Hope to see them in other things!
... View MoreSPOILERS This film left me with a lot of questions and I've come to realize that the answer to every single one of them is "because it is a dumb and senseless movie." Here are a few for you to sample: How did these murderers who are in high school kill William's wife and daughter over ten years ago? Did they kill them when they were 6 years old? Why doesn't William just kill them himself or turn them into the police? Why are they waiting ten years to train this little girl while other women are being murdered when they already know who the killers are and could stop them? Why does Veronica have a crush on William? He adopted her when she was a little girl and is basically her father. Isn't this messed up? Why does William tickle her? That was so weird! Why do they choke out that random guy at the bar? Why can't she just shoot them? If a gun without bullets is a paperweight why can't she just take more bullets? Why isn't she allowed to wear shoes? If she's going to drug them why can't she just poison them? What woman in their right mind would wear formal attire and drive into the woods with four men they just met? Why does it take her so long to kill these bozos when she's been training for ten years and they are drugged? Why is this guy so scared of pandas? I thought she wasn't allowed to use a gun so why does William shoot the last guy? Why didn't he shoot them ten years ago? If he was there the whole time with a gun why was he letting her try and fist fight them to death when he could have easily killed them? Who made this movie? Who reviewed the script and thought "this is good"? How was this disaster ever made?
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