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But what starts as a little friendly game, gets dark and bloody with real deaths - and sure, real blood and knives


13.20


someone isn't playing by the rules


Rich bitch hottie Kristin (Carter) throws a party for her sister with a sick prank in mind. Before you can say “party crasher”, some nutso in a rubber mask pops up and starts slicing and dicing the guests

This little slasher is a mix of old and new school


Old school-wise, we get a premise that reminded me of “April Fool’s Day”, a murderer that went to the “Michael Myers Class Of Loony Attire” and a dash of standard slasher mentality (all about investigating that strange noise). New school-wise, we get “hip” dialogue (Kristin has kickass lines), “Scream”-like horror movie references (to "Halloween" and "Friday The 13th"), a whodunit

and of course, all the chicks keep their clothes on

I appreciated "Final Stab" on some levels. First off, I really dug it on an aesthetical standpoint. DeCoteau gives this piece of candy a sweet visual coating and that kept my pointy arse watching

I also appreciated the film’s gnarly premise, the simple yet effective kills (I jumped a few times), the tight pacing and the neato plot twists near the end (I didn’t see them coming)

rub my arrow the right way

hard to digest plot-hole. You’re trying to tell me that the main dude stayed outside the house the whole day (till night-time) without once wondering what happened to his homies? Come on! What the hell was he doing out there anyways? Picking daisies? Should’ve taken that screen time and used it where it counts

stab this

see the blade penetrate flesh. We do get lots of the red stuff splashing about though and one groovy choking
She does bitch real well and handles her “hip” dialogue like a champ

women and gay dudes will foam at the mouth

DeCoteau loves those tilted angles (and so do I), he does this neat trick where he tilts the camera left and right. I dug it! He also delivers some kool seat hopping boo scares and uses “silence” effectively. I liked the blue lighting in which the film was bathed but got a bit impatient with the constant thunder that kept rumbling throughout the film. Where was the rain????

The score really worked when it accompanied the more tense moments of the film

That being said, the film is still enjoyable and I recommend you rent it on that lazy Friday night when partying isn’t talking to you or when your girl/boyfriend isn’t coming over because she/he is cheating on you. It’s an easy time waster