Director: Scott Jeffrey
Year: 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Supernatural Slasher
Plot:
Desperate for a teachers’ attention, a teen attempts to follow up on his perceived interest only to be rebuffed when it’s the latest prank from her bully and friends, forcing the humiliated teen to turn to the winged demon Cupid to make them suffer and sets him loose on the unsuspecting students.
Review:
On the whole, this one wasn’t too bad and had some positive elements. Among the more likable elements present here is the rather enjoyable and original setup at play. The changeover of Cupid’s history from the flying cherup responsible for bringing couples together into being a wrathful, vengeful being that seeks to kill off love and romance instead comes off quite well here. The idea of using it in this manner is a fair twist that is quite well integrated into a genre effort by the opening that provides a great alternative explanation for the creature to become a slasher villain. the inclusion of the being into the film as a whole is quite fun, as the bullying build-up she goes through serves as the perfect motivation to summon the creature due to the abject and utter humiliation she suffers at their hands as a result.
Once this is accomplished, the film has some fun with its killer’s new-motive getting put to use. The opening ambush on the couples’ date where it appears, slaughters the date and targets the fleeing victims before featuring the far more graphic kills than expected, gets this off quite well. taking until the half-way point to start up again, the rest of the film makes up for lost time as the series of stalking and brutal deaths doled out from that point on become quite enjoyable as the creature appears and attacks the couple at the front of the school, the stalking the girls bathroom and the encounter in the dance room that provides a lot to like as the tell-tale camera filters manage to feature some suspense integrated into the mix. There are also some fine cruel twists added to the mix, from the discovery a friend was used to make valentine’s cookies from the chunks missing from their back and an emergency amputation that’s set up nicely alongside the rest of the blood and gore. As well as the killers’ make-up and look, these work for the film.
This one does have a few minor drawbacks. The main element holding this one down is the incredibly inconsistent logic on display that doesn’t have any reason to throw the main character into his own movie. The newfangled storyline involves Cupid coming for people celebrating love and attempting to destroy it, yet here he seems to be an ordinary winged demon out for revenge on the school bullies threatening her daily. His presence is completely arbitrary and could’ve been accomplished with anything else as there’s no central factor tied into him specifically needing to be involved as the girls were pranking her for reasons beyond the love angle. As well, some of the usual indie flaws emerge, from flimsy CGI to a confusing series of jarring camera-work during the kills and other rather telling marks about its low-budget background which show up here, being the main elements that hold this one back.
Overview: **.5/5
A far more fun and enjoyable genre effort than it should be despite some rather pressing problems, there’s enough to like here even though it’s quite understandable how the negative aspects might be far more overwhelming and detrimental. This is mainly for those looking for fun, schlocky genre fare or are tolerant of low-budget indie efforts while those that have little interest or tolerance of these issues should be hesitant or outright avoid going into this one.
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