Waste of time

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

The film builds up the background with newspaper clippings during the opening. Downers Grove, a small town in Illinois, built its high school on sacred Indian ground and we know that is never good. Every year one senior dies before graduation. Curse or BS? The film centers on senior Chrissy (Bella Heathcote) who believes she is the next one. She has been having strange dreams and feelings. Her mom (Helen Slater) leaves for a week with her boyfriend, leaving Chrissie and her brother David (Martin Spanjers) home alone with less than a week to go.Chrissy manages to make a friend with Bobby (Lucas Till) a "grease monkey" and enemies with Chuck, a rival school quarterback (Kevin Zegers). Chrissy, feeling she is cursed, decides if she is going to go, she is going to do it "walking tall." It was then capped by a bad "B" ending for a half decent film.Guide: F-bomb. Sex. No nudity.

Not sure why so many gave this movie a bad review and low rating. For me, it was exactly what I expected it to be - a high school thriller, with a good story, credible performances etc. It wasn't what I expected but that was due to the title, trailer and premise of the film focusing on the "curse", when in fact, in my opinion, there is a whole other story portrayed. Had it been titled something other than it was, perhaps more people would have appreciated it more?The performances from Bella Heathcote and Kevin Zegers were spot on. Other reviewers have focused on their real ages with regards to playing high school/college students but that is par for the course in movies these days.All in all, an enjoyable movie if you like high school drama.

It's been ages since I reviewed a film, but this train-wreck of a movie made me come back.The trailer and the storyline got me interested, so I watched it. Most of the time I kept asking myself "What the hell am I watching?", "Did that just happen?" and "How can they be this stupid?" You get the idea.I won't bore you with the story, it's been done by other reviewers. I'll just point out that this film is NOT a horror, but a teenage rape-revenge drama with a very light touch of the supernatural. There is absolutely no curse, no matter how hard the movie tries to convince you. It's not even a slasher film, as I was mislead to believe. It's nothing. Much talk, some fighting among teens and an ending that makes little sense.What bothered me most of all is how stupid the characters were: a girl almost gets raped and she doesn't tell anyone? I would have immediately went to the cops, called an ambulance or something. Then once her brother gets beaten, the cops can't do anything? There was an eye-witness! That doesn't count anymore? Incredibly stupid actions by badly written characters.Not recommended. Not at all. But if you want to watch it, go ahead and make your own mind.

This small film provided a nice surprise by rising above expectations & being totally different than how it was sold (spoiler: its not a supernatural horror movie).The film is a pretty real look at a town of high school teenagers on the verge of graduating & starting their summer vacation. The catch: every year during these final days of school leading up to graduation, someone dies. Although this "curse" is on everyone's mind, teens will be teens; so parties & what results from these parties will continue. During one such party, the main character is set upon by a gang leader & she fights her way out of the attack; maiming her attacker in the process. This leads to her & her friends/family being stalked by the gang until the final confrontation during a house siege.The actors do a very good job in creating likable characters, the setting is picturesque & the action is viscerally strong. The closing moments are surprising, but in my opinion, were not necessary.Overall, an enjoyable waste of time. Fans of the following movies (I'm dating myself here): The New Kids, Massacre at Central High & the updated version of The Town That Dreaded Sundown should seek this one out.Happy Hunting.