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Final Girl (2015)
Know What You're Getting Into
****MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS**** It's a movie starring Wes Bentley and Abigail Breslin - c'mon. I knew what I was getting into. I wasn't expecting La Femme Nikita, and for people to compare it to that or Hannah is just ridiculous to me. If I expected every movie I watched to be an Oscar nominated, or an instant cult classic, I would be disappointed with 99% of the movies I watch. Sometimes it's fun to watch Schindler's List. And sometimes it's fun to watch Tommy Boy. This movie falls into the second category.
I took this movie for what it was - a carnival ride, complete with corny sideshow entertainment and cheap rides. I wanted action and I wanted cool chicks kicking ass and I wanted fun and I wanted to kill an hour or so and not have to think much about what I was watching. #winning Yes, I will agree with over reviews - for as well trained as she was, Veronica should have been better while fighting them. Also, drugging them made it seem drastically "unfair". Why not just drug them at the beginning with actual poison, save yourself the trouble of fighting? And yes, you can run out of bullets, Mr. Bentley, but why not have the gun as well, just in case?
But the throw back to old film noir, the photographic quality of the shoots, the stylization, I loved it. I loved that it was minimal, and I loved that it got to the juice of it right away. I loved how it looked like a spot light was used in every scene. I loved that she was always, ALWAYS, in a dress, and Bentley was always, ALWAYS, in a suit. I loved the way she interacted with the boys, the corny one-liners and dialogue.
And can I just say that I would watch a full hour and a half long movie with Danny Boy alone, just doing what he did. I was IN. LOVE. with him. He outshined Alexander Ludwig, IMO.
If you want something entertaining, this movie is a good choice. Would I have paid $13 to watch it in a theatre? No. But for a movie night at home, it was awesome. And I will definitely watch it again.