Director: Mj Dixon
Year: 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: Slasher Hous3: Rebooted
Genre: Slasher
Plot:
After getting through the previous house, the sole survivor finds herself stuck in a different facility holding more killers like the one she fought in previous battles throughout different houses in the past and must rely on a fellow survivor and advocate in the system to help get out of the facility.
Review:
This was a rather impressive and enjoyable entry in the franchise. A lot of the film’s positives come from how the main setup helps to establish and enhance the lore of the series thus far. With the early introduction to this showing the past escape from the previous house and how she got through them, dealing with the technician who works at the facility, and the interactions of the other killers who are found throughout the remaining wings around her that provide a way to bring her into the new facility with the new killers, the starting point for the new realm of killers is nice enough. The influx of knowledge here regarding what the houses are really for and the whole source of the experiment in the various houses makes the series come together in a fun way. The exploits in the second half especially when it ties together the personal family connection aspects that are discovered here which are used here add an extra degree of intrigue in the finale which offers a different touch to the rest of the material and offers the perfect way to bring the series together.
This solid setup provides a fantastic framework offering some great action throughout here. Whether it’s a sense of frantic hand-to-hand combat or the more traditional brawling that takes place between the killers, this one has some fine confrontations throughout here as the various combatants are given plenty to work with. With these confrontations ranging from the nameless guards getting beaten and knocked around by the girl and her friends to the killers going crazy on not just the other killers who are awakened but also the guards coming to stop the killer from escaping, the hard-hitting action here is quite fun and manages to have some great confrontations throughout the house as the high body-count has some enjoyable gore along the way. It keeps the film moving along nicely as a few surprising bodies get knocked off along the way as well, there’s a lot to like about this one.
There are some slight factors present here that hold this one back. The most egregious of these features is the excessively overlong running time that goes on way too long for its own good. While a lot of the scenes here do serve to enhance the storyline about why the various killers and beings are alive in the house and why the project is being carried out, other scenes here just serve no purpose such as the interaction with the killers who are checking out each others’ outfits when they’re awakened or a couple of the conversations at the end involving the revelations about the family connections that just feel like wasted time in the long run. There are other examples, as some of this could’ve been trimmed out or done at a faster tempo to move the film along at a quicker clip. As well as a few bits of the low-budget coming into play, these are the few drawbacks that hold it down somewhat.
Overview: ****/5
A rather solid addition to the franchise, there’s a lot to like with this one which manages to have quite a lot to like even with some minor drawbacks that do come into play Those who enjoy this type of genre fare, have liked the previous entries in the series, or are fans of the creative crew will have a lot to like here while only those who don’t appreciate these factors should heed caution.
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