This is the unnerving part of the movie, the part where a believable conspiracy, fostered by gross pride, takes shape. We see the plot against Riley and her friends everywhere: in the. Another remake of BLACK CHRISTMAS; this time, with a social justice twist.
The intention of Black Christmas, to bring a more pronounced feminism and female agency to the slasher film, is one to be applauded and somewhere in the universe there's an intelligent, self-aware script capable of doing this, cleaning up dusty tropes and dragging them to the present day. But where Black Christmas really falls down is on the basic mechanics of a horror film. The storytelling is sluggish, it contains more texting than any other film in recent memory and signals its surprises too easily (if you don't guess that Cary Elwes' English professor, who only teaches.
Prepare for a Christmas slay ride in this blackly comic yuletide slasher movie. It's a few nights before Christmas and all through the sorority house nothing is stirring. Black Christmas deserves to be a better slasher satire propelled by empowerment than the messy, tonally obstructed holiday dud we're gifted. Ratings do not maketh the movies. Any film, MPAA ruling aside, depends on its cinematic makeup to deliver a worthwhile theatergoing (or. It might seem from this synopsis and review that I didn't like Black Christmas.
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That is true, but I didn't hate it, either. It was a perfectly acceptable movie…it was just. I really enjoyed those videos & I would like to download them I was actually coming here to recommend that you review Black Christmas and lo and behold, you already have.
Review for the film " Black Christmas". Click Here For More Movie Reviews. Black Christmas tries to be many things. It feels as if it were trying to be clever and be a tense little mystery.