Silent Night, 2012
SYNOPSIS:
The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
Which is a real shame as the design of the movie (particularly the killer’s mask) is great and the high gore levels will satisfy even the most blood-thirsty of slasher fans, but the story is so weak that the film often feels slow and almost dull. When the killer isn’t doing his thing (which is the true highlight of the movie), it’s just people sitting around spouting half-baked dialogue to simply move the plot forward. Audbrey is given somewhat of character growth and her final stand is pretty triumphant, but the rest of the movie is kind of a chore. It’s not groan-inducing like Smiley, but it’s really nothing to write home about.
Luke Owen is one of Flickering Myth’s co-editors and the host of the Flickering Myth Podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @LukeWritesStuff.