April Fools
Reviewed by : Sinn

Release Year : 2007

Directed By : Nancy Norman

Written By : Nancy Norman

Starring : Obba Babatunde, Darrin Dewitt Henson, G Lane Hillman

Related Links : IMDB

 

10 minutes in and I was thinking I ought to get drunk, pass out, not watch the rest. By the time that the final credits rolled I was wishing I'd committed suicide. What more do I need to say? Between having watched this, Dr Bones, and Haunted Boat in a single lifetime, my sanity and faith in cinema will be forever scarred.

The pacing is just all wrong and the plot is riddled with so many slasher cliches it's hard to know where to begin - totally bog standard kids bully other kid, kid gets fucked up, blah blah blah you know the rest. Think Scream done very badly. There's no tension, no surprise, and the killings are done on the cheap so there is no gore there that will shock you or even raise a smile. It just feels so lacking in charm and poorly done.

Still reading? Seriously, the fun value of this movie is probably somewhat akin to being anally fisted by a 500lb mountain gorilla who believes that love is the only lubricant you need. If that's your idea of a pleasant evening then go ahead......