Starting work at a new company, a woman immediately hooks up with her boss who brings her into his inner circle that constitutes a murder club where they have killed someone and invite her into joining, but after doing so the stress of the situation builds in her as well as the killer stalking them.
This one was a far better slasher than it deserved to be. One of the better elements here is the rather fun set up with some great storylines that keep this one running along nicely. The idea of them hooking up at the office and getting involved in his circle of friends at the party starts this one off nicely, making for a lot of fun that occurs at the event which clearly shows them to be a fun group to hang out with. The later scene of them detailing the group talking about the secret club and how they got involved themselves which serves to set up the group dynamics for the rest of the film. That setup gives the film a stellar finale where the psychological change in direction makes for a rather interesting switch. The body-count being built up is not played for the terror of who the killer is but rather if her psyche is making her responsible and to be the actual culprit, which is a dynamic twist that comes about in a slasher film. There's a fine psychological aspect to her behavior that delves far more into the paranoia of being a killer but unable to see the difference. This deepness adds a special charge to the film beyond the gratuitous sleaze which makes for a fun time here. There are still some problems here. The main issue is once the film goes into its horror scenes, they're incredibly haphazard and underwhelming which stands out here. The mask itself is a big problem, with its shiny, glossy look being coming off too plastic to be threatening and the overall lack of thrills from the stalking scenes is what lower this one. They tend to range from just inept setups to taking place off-screen. That these are never investigated or raise any kind of suspicion from anyone else about the matter stands out with these scenes and gives this a far more sloppy set-up than expected. On top of that, the film also suffers somewhat when it drops the slasher angle for the psychological route in the final half. Although the inept nature of the slashing scenes could show that was never the intent, the body-count nature of what's going on around them is completely dropped to the point of not even being completely sure who the killer was or what they were killing for. The first kills have nothing to do with the story and never connects to anything here, which makes the usage of the mask in these scenes somewhat confusing and highlighting the disappointing nature the final half becomes not just for a slasher fan but for the film as a whole. These here are the film's biggest issues.
Rated R: Graphic Language, Full Nudity, Graphic Violence and a sex scene.
This one was a far better slasher than it deserved to be. One of the better elements here is the rather fun set up with some great storylines that keep this one running along nicely. The idea of them hooking up at the office and getting involved in his circle of friends at the party starts this one off nicely, making for a lot of fun that occurs at the event which clearly shows them to be a fun group to hang out with. The later scene of them detailing the group talking about the secret club and how they got involved themselves which serves to set up the group dynamics for the rest of the film. That setup gives the film a stellar finale where the psychological change in direction makes for a rather interesting switch. The body-count being built up is not played for the terror of who the killer is but rather if her psyche is making her responsible and to be the actual culprit, which is a dynamic twist that comes about in a slasher film. There's a fine psychological aspect to her behavior that delves far more into the paranoia of being a killer but unable to see the difference. This deepness adds a special charge to the film beyond the gratuitous sleaze which makes for a fun time here. There are still some problems here. The main issue is once the film goes into its horror scenes, they're incredibly haphazard and underwhelming which stands out here. The mask itself is a big problem, with its shiny, glossy look being coming off too plastic to be threatening and the overall lack of thrills from the stalking scenes is what lower this one. They tend to range from just inept setups to taking place off-screen. That these are never investigated or raise any kind of suspicion from anyone else about the matter stands out with these scenes and gives this a far more sloppy set-up than expected. On top of that, the film also suffers somewhat when it drops the slasher angle for the psychological route in the final half. Although the inept nature of the slashing scenes could show that was never the intent, the body-count nature of what's going on around them is completely dropped to the point of not even being completely sure who the killer was or what they were killing for. The first kills have nothing to do with the story and never connects to anything here, which makes the usage of the mask in these scenes somewhat confusing and highlighting the disappointing nature the final half becomes not just for a slasher fan but for the film as a whole. These here are the film's biggest issues.
Rated R: Graphic Language, Full Nudity, Graphic Violence and a sex scene.