As we begin, the kids are getting ready for their prom - getting their hair done, their dresses on, and hopping in the limo. This follows an opening with the first scare. We have the scare seal broken early so it will work later (well, something like that).
As the story goes, Donna (Brittany Snow) suffered the tragedy of watching her mother murdered right in front of her. To make it even better, the killer was one of Donna's teachers who had grown an unnatural attraction to the teen, with books of pictures of her in his home. Now, a few years later, he has escaped from a high security mental hospital and is on his way to get the girl he believes belongs to him.
So, here we go. Three couples, including Donna and her boyfriend Bobby (Friday Night Lights' Scott Porter), arrive at the big bash and proceed to engage in your stereotypical high school behavior - petty arguments and goofy talk. We then learn the escaped killer could be headed their way. In short order he arrives and the bodies start to pile up, with Donna viewed as the ultimate prize in the sick mind of our killer.
Prom Night proves very early on to not be a very good film. One of the filmmakers' goals appears to have been the runtime: keep it as short as possible. To reach that goal, anything resembling character development or story has been cut, leaving the barest outlines behind. There is not much left for the actors to work with, so their bad performances could be attributed to the lean script from JS Cardone.
The direction was boring and typical. When faced with a story as thin as this, you need to have a strong visual style, and Nelson McCormick just does not have it. The film is rather ugly to watch with its drab set design, dim lighting, and lack of pop. There are no interesting angles or sequences to point to, either.
Article comments
1 - Brittany Sheffield
It was the greatest movie i had ever saw. I love it and i could watch it like 100 times.
2 - courtney
i neva seen this movie but i would like 2