The cold opening of the film where Vincent and Bo are introduced and everything after night falls in the creepy town is top notch horror-slasher. If you like the genre this material makes sitting through the film worthwhile. It is a pretty good flick despite the problems in the 1st act.
But the 1st act has a lot of problems. The characters are over *and* under written. There's several plot threads-such as a woman trying to tell her girlfriend that she might be pregnant and the twins sibling drama-intended to endear us to the characters. It is inefficiently written; Most scenes only contain a single story beat. Some of this material is needed for audience sympathy-and slow burns in horror flicks can work. But the characters are shallow and archetype. They are fodder. We don't need that much detail or subplots. The 1st act is meandering and flat.
It is too bad. The cast is pretty good and the gore is great. They needed to tighten up this film.
But the 1st act has a lot of problems. The characters are over *and* under written. There's several plot threads-such as a woman trying to tell her girlfriend that she might be pregnant and the twins sibling drama-intended to endear us to the characters. It is inefficiently written; Most scenes only contain a single story beat. Some of this material is needed for audience sympathy-and slow burns in horror flicks can work. But the characters are shallow and archetype. They are fodder. We don't need that much detail or subplots. The 1st act is meandering and flat.
It is too bad. The cast is pretty good and the gore is great. They needed to tighten up this film.