Super Hot

Went in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. Solid dialogue and decent acting make up for mediocre SyFy channel special effects. Worth the time. Looking forward to a sequel.

This movie isn't bad, but it has a few issues. There's a lot of scenes of characters just talking, or jamming along to music while driving in a car. The scenes are shot well, and the dialogue is fine, but some of the driving scenes feel like padding for run time, and to save on budget. Sure, the background in a moving vehicle is slightly more interesting than characters just sitting in a room exchanging dialogue, but it's hard to ignore the fact that these scenes likely exist for the reasons mentioned.

This movie also some of the worst sound effects I've ever heard in a movie. It's perplexing how a few of these sound effects made it into the final cut, considering the quality of the rest of the film. Firearms have all the audible punch of a cap gun, and grenade explosions are even more lacklustre. The rest of the production is competent, from acting, writing, locations, cinematography, and even the other aspects of sound design, but the firearm and grenade sound effects are noticeably poor.

Also, there's one issue with the movie that made me remove one point from my rating. Near the end of the film, a shotgun appears in a characters hands after a cut, it's fired once, and then disappears in the next scene. It's a pivotal moment in the film, and it has an impact on the plot, so I'd consider this a plot hole, and not just a continuity error. The character clearly doesn't have a shotgun, and the weapon they're holding is ineffective. Then there's a cut, and suddenly they have a shotgun, and their original weapon is gone. Cut to the next scene and the ineffective weapon is back in the characters hands, and the shotgun has disappeared. It's a jarring and obvious mistake in an otherwise competent movie, and it can't really be ignored.

Otherwise, it's an alright movie. I've seen better, and I've seen worse. If you're a fan of the horror/comedy genre, you may find the movie worth watching. Though, be aware the movie is light on both the horror and comedy elements. It's competently made on what I suspect was a limited budget, but that didn't stop the people behind the production from making an alright movie. It won't become a classic, or even a cult classic, but it's not nearly bad enough to fall into the "so bad it's good" category either.

I love the main characters of the film, though they seem like they belong in a slice of life comedy show rather than a horror movie. I think the movie would have been better with more development into the villains though or at least and a few other things towards the end bother me but I would love a sequel with more of Jackie and Sam, okay mostly Jackie, Kandace Kale does good job portraying the queer, adorkable nerdy girl next door that my equally dorky but has fallen for.

I always laugh at reviews that give 1 star and then talk about amateur actors, directors etc. These reviews are obviously not from people who ever tried to create much, let alone a film. This piece has much more going for it than against it. Consider "Slacker" with a horror twist. I thought the casting was superb and the setting frightening, suburbia at it's worst. The writing fit perfetly into the plot premise and lifestyle of the characters. I'm so happy to find gems like this being released on mainstream sites. I'll look for all involved in future endevours.

In the realm of low budget comedy horrors, this one is slightly above average. It's watchable, the writing wasn't lazy. The acting was fine. I'd say it par is 5, it's just a little better.