Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

It is not that easy to make a movie which is a decent comedy, even more demanding to make a slashe comedy. The Final Girls did that surpsingly well, veery merrily and wth a certain baravado and gusto. Great casting adds a certain flavor, with Taissa Farniga being the spellbinding lead role, fully growing from a timid girl to a valiant fighter. What makes the movie really strong is that healthy dose of irony, self-mockery, obvious pun, and a great sense of humor. Laura Kern of Film Comment called the film a "sharp, wickedly funny, and unexpectedly heartfelt homage" to slasher films, adding, "It's a gimmicky premise, perhaps, but a highly effective one. No mere meta-exercise, the film innovatively blends the worlds of the 1986 teens of Camp Bloodbath with the modern-day ones." Not much can be added here.

This retro throwback horror film is a nod to horror films past, much in the way Scream was in the 90s. This one takes it even farther in that the characters are transported to the set of a 1980s horror movie and they are stuck there.... This of course relates to a dramatic character arc for the main character who's movie played a part in this very film. So there's a pretty well-done mother/daughter element to the story. This movie has humor, including parody-type humor, and it has scares but not excessive gore. It really is an homage to the slasher genre. It feels like Friday the 13th meets Ernest Goes to Camp. Original and fresh and fun.

I am in no way defending the dreaded dung heap of 80's slasher films which came out during my teen years. While there are some gems, most of them are bad. That's just a fact. But, if you're going to do a satire on those films, you should at least get off your lazy butt and do it right. I found myself wondering if the makers of "The Final Girls" actually ever watched one of those flicks, or did they merely garner their collective "wit" from watching other clueless satires on older horror films, because this movie seems like its made by people who have no concept of the sub-genre they targeted. First off, if you're going to make a film which supposedly was shot in the 80's, shoot it on film! That cheap digital video with some filters doesn't cut it, bro. I can imagine some schlep working on the color correction for weeks to give it that film "look"? Nope. I am in no way defending the dreaded dung heap of 80's slasher films which came out during my teen years. While there are some gems, most of them are bad. That's just a fact. But, if you're going to do a satire on those films, you should at least get off your lazy butt and do it right. I found myself wondering if the makers of "The Final Girls" actually ever watched one of those flicks, or did they merely garner their collective "wit" from watching other clueless satires on older horror films, because this movie seems like its made by people who have no concept of the sub-genre they targeted. First off, if you're going to make a film which supposedly was shot in the 80's, shoot it on film! That cheap digital video with some filters doesn't cut it, bro. I can imagine some schlep working on the color correction for weeks to give it that film "look"? Nope. Second, 80's slasher films are generally known for one thing - T&A. So when you're little film has none, you're making a PC version which doesn't cut it. Third, the entire plot with the dead mother was excruciatingly lame. I realize the writers had to think up enough stuff to fill out a 90 minute film, but killing off the funniest characters (tall geek, fat obnoxious jock and the original final girl) and leaving us with the most boring, hackneyed stereotypes for the rest of the film was a stroke of idiocy which somehow complemented this steaming pile.

I went to watch this movie expecting very little, but not long after it started i could already see this wasn't going to be an ordinary slasher movie by any means! The movie transitions between comedy, drama and even action quite seamlessly, though make no mistake, this is most definitely a comedy! It also constantly avoids and follows several clichés, i didn't expect it to work so well but it did! The soundtrack is great and apart from a few things that could've been done a bit better there really wasn't much for me to complain here!It would be great if there was a sequel though, sadly, i doubt it, i can only hope!