A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
A horror comedy that proves that with the right actors you can make an amusing movie even if a lot of your ideas are borrowed.
– Neil Genzlinger,
New York Times,
8 Oct 2015
fresh:
A playful deconstruction of the slasher film that ultimately packs a surprisingly affecting punch.
– Michael Rechtshaffen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct 2015
rotten:
The Final Girls is all smiles and winks, but lacks the blood to make its horror satire pulse.
– Barry Hertz,
Globe and Mail,
9 Oct 2015
rotten:
"The Final Girls" is never once scary, the effects are schlocky, and the action/fight scenes are confusing, especially one that takes place in a dark shack where it is impossible to tell what is happening.
– Sheila O'Malley,
RogerEbert.com,
9 Oct 2015
rotten:
As horror comedies go, this one sadly winds up somewhere between Scary Movie 4 and 5.