'Lovers Lane' is a basic late 90's meta slasher that came out in the wake of 'Scream'. I remember seeing this on the video shelves back in the day and I did see it back then and thought that it was okay, nothing special but okay. The most noteworthy thing about this flick is that it stars a pre-fame Anna Faris, which is perhaps the most memorable thing about it.
The plot opens with a prologue set during Valentine's day where a young couple are murdered by a man with a hook for a hand, he is immediately caught and flash forward to 13 years later where a group of teens are planning a party together, but the killer has escaped from the asylum and someone starts picking off the teens one by one, is it the same killer or is another killer on the loose.
Watching this again many years later and can see why this flew under the radar as this flick despite having an interesting concept of using the urban legend of the killer with a hook for a hand, but the way the story was executed here was really boring with many confusing plot holes towards the end. There are some positives aspects that I could give to this movie such as the interesting set designs, such as the farmhouse which does generate a small amount of suspense and the creepy lover's lane itself which has a cool foggy atmosphere. Plus the characters were pretty decent with the main group of teens being quite likeable and delivering decent performances, but none of them really stand out as being memorable.
Overall 'Lover's Lane' had the potential of being a great slasher flick given the interesting source material, but everything is squandered and we're left with something very forgettable.
The plot opens with a prologue set during Valentine's day where a young couple are murdered by a man with a hook for a hand, he is immediately caught and flash forward to 13 years later where a group of teens are planning a party together, but the killer has escaped from the asylum and someone starts picking off the teens one by one, is it the same killer or is another killer on the loose.
Watching this again many years later and can see why this flew under the radar as this flick despite having an interesting concept of using the urban legend of the killer with a hook for a hand, but the way the story was executed here was really boring with many confusing plot holes towards the end. There are some positives aspects that I could give to this movie such as the interesting set designs, such as the farmhouse which does generate a small amount of suspense and the creepy lover's lane itself which has a cool foggy atmosphere. Plus the characters were pretty decent with the main group of teens being quite likeable and delivering decent performances, but none of them really stand out as being memorable.
Overall 'Lover's Lane' had the potential of being a great slasher flick given the interesting source material, but everything is squandered and we're left with something very forgettable.