While it's easy to point out the flaws with the overall look or writing, the film is admirable for it's place in the untapped area of northern irish horror. The film's gimmicks and ultimate twist, while cliche, are surprising and take different routes than you'd expect.
Hearing characters speak and act like irish teenagers is a great change of pace from cheesy American slashers, making the film feel like more of a love letter to American horror movies mixed in with it's own sense of personality.
Still, a passion for horror mixed with great song choices don't take away the feeling that some characters were unrealistically written in times, especially those characters who dismiss the brutal murder of their close friends.
All and all, the film should be taken as what it is, an a tribute to 90s horror in regards to movies like Scream and I know what you did last summer, as well as choices such as twist villains, cop characters and teen rock music. So when you take it as such, the film impresses and goes beyond others in the genre that lack the soul or the sense of humour.
Hearing characters speak and act like irish teenagers is a great change of pace from cheesy American slashers, making the film feel like more of a love letter to American horror movies mixed in with it's own sense of personality.
Still, a passion for horror mixed with great song choices don't take away the feeling that some characters were unrealistically written in times, especially those characters who dismiss the brutal murder of their close friends.
All and all, the film should be taken as what it is, an a tribute to 90s horror in regards to movies like Scream and I know what you did last summer, as well as choices such as twist villains, cop characters and teen rock music. So when you take it as such, the film impresses and goes beyond others in the genre that lack the soul or the sense of humour.