David DeCoteau is doing something right... I just can't quite figure out what for all the wrong here. (Originally reviewed for DVDsnapshot.com)
Official Synopsis:
In this edgy tale of horror, a troubled
teenage girl finds herself in a web of lies and deceit when her
stepmother attempts to murder her by sending her to a discipline
camp.
Our Take:
The ever-prolific David DeCoteau has
made classic Eighties B-movies, lots of Full Moon features, and
created the “Horror Guys in Underwear” genre (The Brotherhood
and 1313
series). This genre of bad, bland horror films, light on gore and
heavy on tease, is mostly notable for being unable to decide if the
target audience is straight women or gay men, then failing to reach
either. DeCoteau has evidently decided to take a break from
being the only director surrounded by more hot young guys than Chi
Chi LaRue and audition for the ABC Family Channel. (I can only assume
as in Snow White: A Deadly Summer
there's gender equity and everyone keeps their shirts on...)
The plot of with this teen-centric
“horror” feels like a TV movie, but TV generally requires higher
production values. Here, between a borrowed mansion and a camp for
teens that resembles a neighborhood public park, DeCoteau makes the
best of limited resources with a quickie take on the Snow White
story. (Beating the upcoming big-budget ones to the punch?)
