[Spoilers below]
If you read or watched videos about this movie, yes it is a highly feminist movie and does not shy away from letting it be known. I’ll save you the pain of having to watch this and let you know its basically the sorority girls going again the fraternity boys because of date rapes and then finding out that the fraternity is killing the girls that are trying to be in control and take over. We learn that Imogene Poots has a history with one frat boy that when she crosses his path will always make faces at her and she gets angry about it, this is because she was raped at party by him and no one believed her basically. She witnesses a ritual in the frat house where a bust of the campus founder has a black substance coming out of its eyes and the group uses this black material to initiate the members, we later learn that this is what controls the guys to do their bidding, the leader will get a personal effect of a girl that is empowered or wanting independence from men, then one of the guys who’s had this substance on them will seek out and kill said girl(s) sparing those that are willing to comply and be docile to men being superior. So, yes this movie is pushing a feminist agenda against males, but, there is a way to convey that in movies without making it blatantly obvious and ramming it down ones throat. The other issue with this movie is it looks horrible, the direction choices are like they were made from a knee jerk, the lighting is amateurish and the movie has been edited to stay under an ‘R’ rating to allow a wider range of younger females to see this movie, which creates gaps in the story from the edits. I do not know if it is true or not, but, I have heard this movie was literally shot, edited and in the can from June to December, which would explain the way it looks the way it does. I’ve never been a huge fan of Blum House films, some have been better than others, coming from what has become a major studio name like Blum House there are expectation of at least some quality of material and this comes way below par. You also have Cary Elwes playing a part role in it, with the bad script and direction even he goes wasted. I cannot think of a single redeeming factor in this movie to recommend anyone to sit through it and lose 92 minutes of their life even though many are stuck in their homes at this time. F.
