It's no 'Scream,' but this slasher-movie variation on 'Groundhog Day' is just clever enough to make a bloody old genre look new again.
Happy Death Daycertainly has some scary scenes. It is also laugh out loud funny at times, but never in a self-referential way, as horror-comedies often are, aside from the jokes Tree makes to herself throughout. I hesitate to call it a mystery either, only because its resolution leaves ...
Movie Review ★★★ ‘Happy Death Day,’ with Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Rachel Matthews, Charles Aitken. Directed by Christopher Landon, from a screenplay by Scott Lobdell. 96 minutes. Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, crude sexual content, language, some...
More a geeky '80s-style high school film than horror, "Happy Death Day 2U" puzzlingly gives up on all the strengths that made its predecessor an appealing watch. Throughout this meandering mess, my mind wandered off to anything between "Weird Science" and "Back to the Future Part II—th...
While the first film focused on having the courage to change things – on seizing the day and the future – Happy Death Day 2U dips into the even murkier waters of the past: the things that cannot be changed. This may not be a film about karma, but it is definitely about consequences...
"Happy Death Day" Share Christopher B. Landon’s “Happy Death Day” doesn’t break out its first “Groundhog Day” joke until well into its third act, but the Jason Blum-produced horror film wears its cinematic pedigree with seeming pride. You can practically hear the pitch that sold th...
Happy Death Daywasn’t the first movie to play with the concept of time loops. We’ve seen the “repeat the same day” premise done everywhere fromGroundhog DaytoEdge of Tomorrow. For such an overused setup, though, Christopher Landon’s film was refreshingly well-plotted, witty, and wicked...
Happy Death Dayis a clever combination of horror and comedy. It’s a movie that’s smart enough not take itself too seriously. Even when Tree becomes a nicer person, both the character and the film retain their sarcastic edge. Even when she learns to face the world with positivity and...
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Happy Death Day: Directed by Christopher Landon. With Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Charles Aitken. A college student must relive the day of her murder over and over again, in a loop that will end only when she discovers her killer's iden