Not to be confused with The Final Girls, also starring Alexander Ludwig, this is a stylish but very odd revenge thriller. Part of a trend of recent movies - a teenager is trained up to be a killer/assassin/secret agent - this is enjoyable enough so long as you don't require a backstory for any of the characters within.
This is a poor film, that had some potential. There's no reasons given for why the boys are hunting the girls for sport, why William has decided to get involved, or why Abigail is chosen to do it. So many holes, script could have been better. Avoid.
There is nothing wrong with this movie other than the question of why a group of boys would want to hunt girls for sport.
Abigail Breslin is the Final Girl in this rather dull indie horror film. The story follows a young girl who’s trained to taken on a group of serial killers that lure women out into the woods and hunt them for sport. It’s an interesting setup, but it doesn’t really get explored at all; as there’s no real explanation as to who the killers are, or how they were found out and selected for this brand of vigilante justice. Additionally, the plot seems especially contrived and predictable. However, there is a fair amount of tension and intrigue to the hunt and the kills. And yet, in the end Final Girl just doesn’t work.
Simple film with a theme that is usually liked, the girl they hunt becomes from prey to huntress. They care more about style than what they have, but it's okay to hang out. I did not imagine Abigail Bresslin as a kicker of asses
It could have been more entertaining, but the hunt was short and predicatable. And this "trained" assassin girl is barely dangerous. In the beginning it shows her as a mostly apathic child, but somehow she ends up becoming a very empathic and normal girl: she acts as a normal teenager despite having lived all her life under custody of secret agents (or so it seems).
I don't know why but I was expecting a sort of Rambo situation here. Instead I got 5 cringy teens chasing each other in the forest.
Also there are a couple of plot holes, like why are these agents secretly targeting these murderous gang of teens? Why is not the police involved? Why couldn't the protagonist bring a fucking gun e shoot them in the car while going to the woods, or at least take a gun and bullets with her and hide them under her dress? Why was the group only killing blonde girls?
We'll never know.
I am probably going to be a bit provocative here and say that, in order to like this movie one has to rise above the expectations of this being just another mindless revenge/slasher movie where you park your brain in the lobby before sitting down.
If you keep your brain in gear, especially the artistic part of it, you might like this movie. The plot is simple enough, perhaps a bit illogical at times, but it is wonderfully implemented from a cinematic point of view. Some people have referred to David Lynch when reviewing this movie and there is indeed a “Lynchesque” feeling over it.
Personally I found the movie beautiful. I read some people saying it was too dark. Well, I guess I am glad that I got my new OLED TV in time to watch this movie since I am sure my old LED-LCD would have struggled with the many dark scenes. On the OLED the image was wonderful though. The somewhat eerie night scenes were so enjoyable to watch. Yes one could of course nitpick and say the lighting was unnatural but come on, the entire story was a bit far-fetched so just enjoy it for what it was, a nice piece of imagery.
The story is a bit weird. A guy who has gotten his wife and daughter killed by a set of psychopathic young men trains a (very) young girl for years to take revenge. That is of course a bit convoluted. Why not just wack them himself since he seemed to know what he was doing when it came to inflicting all kinds of hurt? Okay, I get it, because the script writer thought that would be too boring. Fair enough.
The actors are doing a decent job in the movie. The lead character is maybe a bit too much of a baby-doll character but she is still doing a good job of her role. The four bad guys are doing a good job of being creepy and sadistic. There are plenty of unanswered questions though. For example, how did he get his hands on the girl in the first place?
I actually think the movie was a bit short. I guess it was a bit short on money as well and maybe it is related. Anyway, I feel that, once the “hunt” had started that more could be done with it. When the ending approached I felt it to be a bit rushed to be honest.
Bottom line, I liked this movie. It was cinematically beautiful, a bit weird (in a good way), somewhat creepy, and decent enough story-wise. Maybe it is really a bit short of four stars but it is closer to four than to three.
Stylish. Beautiful attention to detail. Strong noir lighting and other elements make this an absolutely beautiful film.
Not such a long story, but hell of a story.... She mastered it, i think i'm liking where horor movies are going, it's better.
sounds interesting. can't wait to see it.
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I think I meant to add 'The Final Girls' to my Watchlist rather than this.
While not an awful film, it is a rather slow and uninteresting film that often feels preoccupied by 'artistic' or creepy shots over actual conveying a message within those shots. There are some fair performances throughout, though Wes Bentley's character is just outright odd.
I can't really recommend watching this unless you are a particular fan of any of the actors, as it is not gripping in its own rights, and doesn't lend itself to a fun group watch.