a horror film that is brought to you by Blumhouse productions.
A company known for producing all the ‘Paranormal Activities’, ‘The Purge’ and ‘Insidious’
films. The company’s model is to roll out films at a low to very modest
budget, which has become a staple of its success.Happy Death Day is no exception, given a PG-13 rating.
For violence/terror, crude sexual content, language, some drug material and partial nudity.
All of the criteria marked in its rating are correct; it is a horror movie without gore. It’s a film that is very much aware of its self and spins humor and above average intelligence into a story with an otherwise simple narrative.
The Premise: Sorority/college student Tree Gelbman discovers she is reliving the same day over and over again. It just so happens to be her birthday, and the day she gets murdered. To break the cycle and survive to see the next day; Tree must solve who is trying to kill her, or is doomed to live, repeat, and fail.
The cast are all new faces, which works’, we the viewers can believe they are everyday average students, as the actors put in a set of solid performances, into a smart script. The screenplay can be argued and criticized, or the direction can feeling somewhat limited for not going further in horror elements. But with that in mind, it should be pointed out the film is set for a general audience with a 4.8 Million dollar budget.
The groundhogs day movie connection is obvious, but this movie draws more from other contemporary time-looping films like Edge of Tomorrow, 12:01, and more closely to a Taye Diggs Television series called ‘Day Break’.
Happy Death Day was a financial success raking in over 55 Million dollars, that's nearly eleven times it' estimated budget, and opening up in 1st place on its opening day weekend. Amazing when it you consider its entire cast are unknown actors.
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