Black Christmas

Black Christmas
Image: The Horizon cast. Photo: Supplied.

Honestly, will filmmakers ever come up with an original story for a slasher/horror film? Every possible murderous plot has been done to death (no pun intended!) and yet these films continue to be rehashed!

Black Christmas surrounds a group of sorority sisters who are spending the cold winter Christmas break on campus and soon after are targeted by murderous masked assailants. Sound familiar?

Genuinely frightening jump scare moments initially maintain interest as the drop-dead gorgeous members of the sisterhood are introduced. Possible suspects are revealed, an unlikeable literature professor and a boy’s club who seem to think that rape is acceptable.

The story unfolds slowly until the masked slashers emerge and then the race for survival accelerates to an unpredictably laughable finale, in a film that is already plagued by silly storylines of devilish black magic rituals.

There’s a twist and some good acting from the pivotal cast but unfortunately, it doesn’t compensate for a lousy script. No folks, there’s no Christmas cheer here!! (MMo)

★★

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