In 2008, Prom Night humiliated horror-lovers everywhere, being a disgrace to all who appreciate the genre. Nelson McCormick clearly directed this film only to make profit by trying to alienate young teenagers who drool for this kind of "entertainment." The story is cliché, the performances are all over the place, and setting the story in a hotel couldn't have been any more monotonous.
The film revolves around the innocent-loving Donna (Brittany Snow) who is to have one of the best nights of her life at senior prom. She starts by having the time of her life with all of her best and closest friends. However, an obsessed murderer from three years ago has a different plan for Donna.
To start off, you will undoubtably recognize that everything this film does to try to be "surprising" is taking everything from Silence of the Lambs, and incorporate it into this movie. You can also say the same for Psycho, but you can argue against it. Other than that, Snow gives such a generic, bland performance, it makes you forget about how the rest of the cast is even worse, if not awful. The only decent performances I liked were the detectives; they were smart, diverse, and were the only people I really wanted to survive.To cap it all off, this movie sucks, and other critics agree with me. There is nothing redeeming, nothing creative, and as stated earlier, was only to make a profit. It aggravates me to see all of the fake build-up that was placed for no reason but to frustrate the viewer. This movie receives no sympathy from me, and receives a 1/4.
