Mischief Night
The night before Halloween, a teenage babysitter is stalked by a masked killer; but in an unusual turn of events, victim and victimizer begin to develop romantic feelings for each other.
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- Cast:
- Brooke Anne Smith , Malcolm McDowell , Nikki Limo , Matt Angel , Erik Palladino
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Admirable film.
A waste of 90 minutes of my life
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
The first must-see film of the year.
Mischief Night(Also known as Devils Night in United Kingdom and Ireland)came out as another After Dark 2014 horror film that would be the talk for about 1 day and then nothing. Somehow,I got tangled in to watching this in 2015 and suddenly..fell in love! with it..the film is about a girl who while minding a baby must face a killer on the loose but when he reveals his true self,she soon finds a place in her heart for him. Brooke Anne Smith was an actress I actually encountered before this as she was in Max Keebles Big Move as that girl who like..yeah. I thought in this,she was good but obviously a bit cheesy. Everyone else were brilliant. I advice you to see this because there was a lot of creepy scenes as well as a very put in to detail storyline. Mischief Night is a very very VERY good horror film that you honestly should go see because I have it on DVD..now..that mite ya know..tell ya
How anyone could give this movie any great reviews is beyond me. The babysitter played by Brooke Anne Smith was the type of character that makes you cheer for the bad guy. She drinks takes pills and swears at the baby. She opens the door every time someone knocks. And when she sees some guy wearing a costume instead of slamming the door like a normal person she walks up to him. Luckily for her it wasn't anyone set to harm her. Though to be honest I was hoping they would and the movie would be over. Then in the next scene she sees the killer at the patio door and what does she do? Leaves the baby in the house alone and goes outside for a swim. At this point in the movie you've established your opinion on the leading characters. And I'll guarantee you won't like the leading lady. Then there is the plot. Killer stalks babysitter. Killer kills leading girls friends. Killer breaks into house babysitter knocks him out. Babysitter leaves baby in house and jumps out window hurting her ankle in which killer gets girl. At this point I'm truly hating the babysitter. Then somehow as she's tied up and he's threatening her and she's asking not to be killed a virgin. Kill her yes but she wants him to have sex with her first. And then killer falls for leading lady. I started thinking maybe this was one of those fake scary movies full of dumb characters. But I don't think that was the writer/director/producers plan. With such a horrible script, untalented and unlikeable characters this movie isn't even good enough to call bad. It's not a b-movie more like a g- movie. I don't review most of the movies I watch. Perception is singular and all people are different. But when I see such a horrible film I feel the need to save someone from wasting an hour and a half on such trash when they could be watching paint dry and have more fun. I recommend watching something else. I could give ideas of better movies but in truth. Their all better then this one.
I can appreciate the attempt to do something new with the serial killer/slasher/stalker/home invasion film, but this flick doesn't quite pull it off.Film begins with Kaylie, a teenager who is covering a babysitting gig because her friend is sick. It is the night before Halloween, and after dealing with kids playing pranks, girl-talk with her friend, a visit from a boy she likes, and a cameo from Malcolm McDowell, she settles in for the night. Then, a masked man breaks in with a knife and comes after her.At that point, the movie completely shifts. The masked man is not your typical killer and the girl is not your typical victim, and the movie grinds to a complete halt and becomes incredibly boring and talky while the two of them start to "bond" and develop sort of a relationship. The movie picks up again at the very end, but ends up with an ending that is so totally obvious that anyone paying attention probably figured it out very early on (I know I did). And to make things a little more annoying, based on the very last shot, the filmmakers think they are WAY more clever than they actually are.There are a couple of gory murders, but no real scares and, as I said, the middle of the film is a snooze-fest. Couple that with the predictable ending, and it's hard to recommend for a horror fan. Which sucks because I really wanted this film to be good since it's a noble attempt.
The movie starts out slow and stays slow. It then morphs into some kind of a suicidal teen love comedy. The serial killer in this movie ends up picking the wrong girl to kill. She is suicidal, she cuts herself, she talks to strangers, she hates her parents. She is not the typical cheer leading princess that a real slasher likes to kill. This is all a really good idea for a movie. It just falls really flat in terms of the serial killer actor. He is not funny, he is not serial killer material. He is short, beady-eyed, looks like a loser type of college kid. His face lacks emotion and his acting is all one- note. One unnecessary part is how he kills the girl's friend right before he enters the house...there is just no point to that. The movie is incredibly predictable in terms of plot, and there is no real tension. It's like a really bad ripoff of "I know what you did last summer" mixed with a teen Disney Halloween night.