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.
As horror comedies go, this one sadly winds up somewhere between Scary Movie 4 and 5.
– Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
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:
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
fresh:
A playful deconstruction of the slasher film that ultimately packs a surprisingly affecting punch.
– Michael Rechtshaffen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct 2015
fresh:
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.