Prom Night
Prom Night

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Prom Night

2011
Movie
9 min
English

Prom night is ritual, disco balls, expectation, corsages, dresses, holding, sweating, status, entering in twos, balloons, school gyms, dancing slow and fast.

Insights

IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes9%
Metacritic35/100
Google Users38%
Director: Nelson McCormickGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A high school senior is tormented by a relentless killer obsessed with her. He stalks her and her friends during their senior prom, seeking revenge for a past wrong. The teenagers must fight for their lives to survive the night as the killer picks them off one by one.

Critical Reception

The 2008 remake of 'Prom Night' was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, who largely criticized its uninspired plot, poor pacing, and excessive gore. Audience reception was similarly lukewarm, with many finding it a forgettable entry in the slasher genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Critics found the film to be a generic and unoriginal slasher flick.

  • The plot was widely seen as predictable and lacking in suspense.

  • The film was criticized for its reliance on cheap scares and gore over character development.

Google audience: Audiences largely found 'Prom Night' to be a disappointing and forgettable horror film, with many noting its lack of originality and engaging story. Some viewers appreciated the attempts at suspense, but overall it failed to impress.

Fun Fact

This film is a remake of the 1980 film of the same name. The remake was originally planned for release in April 2007 but was pushed back to February 2008.

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