Horror romantic comedy has art. Too much gore alienates those looking for something fun but somewhat dangerous. But there’s too much love-like thing, and you can see “Sweet House Alabama” (that’s scary to be so bad).
Holiday Thrasher flick “Heart Eyes” (of the four ★★★ at the theatre on Friday) takes a sharp machete on all of it. Yes, it juggles many ratio trop in two different genres, but Gory Romp boasts impressive average streaks, funny leads and excellent hooks.
The Massacre came to Seattle this year, but no one seems worried. Certainly, Ally (Olivia Holt) has more problems than the next victim of the infamous Heart Eyes Killer (or Hek for short). She has been smarter since her recent breakup and is under pressure to stop the jewelry company’s fantastic advertising campaign. Her latest pitch rests more on Grim Reaper’s destined lovers than Cupid.
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So it’s a good time for meat kites. At the coffee shop, she bumps into a suavely charismatic Jay (Mason Gooding), who shares their favorite espresso order and a tendency to thrust each other into their faces and heads. When I think these two crazy kids are being made by each other, it turns out to be the marketing with which was brought to save her project.
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The work dinner causes more rifts between the disgusted allies and the hopeless romantic Jay, but when she sees her ex, she plantes Jay a massive smooch and jealous the man Masu. Unfortunately, Hek witnesses the kiss and chases after him so he doesn’t forget to bring Ally and Jay closer than the average first date, as he tortures him overnight. (You’ll do that if you have an arrow that shot you in the head.)
Related filmmakers, directed by Josh Reuben (“Wolf”) and co-author Christopher Landon (“Happy Death Day”), are top-notch horror games that mix styles. “Heart Eyes” is less original than its biggest hit. Do it over with the rom-com cliches – you’re not wrong to call it “13th Friday for his girl” – and climaxes with a finale that gets too close to the thrasher template.
Thankfully, Heart Eyes Killer is an inspired choice for appearance and execution. The light-up heart eyes on the mask are a very nice touch. And they have night vision, which helps in murder. The bloody confusion leaving his lover behind is a twist with this man. This is reflected in the leather outfit with a sharp object utility belt, but HEK uses what’s around him as a weapon, not using handy tire iron to wine presses. . You didn’t live as a horror fan until you saw your head squashed like ripe grapes in one of them.
Holt and Gooding are fun to watch them run for their lives. Their roles are interestingly packed with gender. (Tall Jay, who has some “last boy” moments, claims, “These muscles were not made for violence, they were hugged!”). The 2000s horror fare, Play the Investigating Cops, is also nice.
“Heart Eyes” is tastier than a candy heart box, unleashing extremely entertaining kills and sticks into scripts of the genre. But if it drags one fear-hate important other person into the dark side, it’s a bloody victory.