Quick Bites: The Blackening

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…Halloween of course! So with this Halloween season starting I chose The Blackening to start off with. The Blackening is a 2022 horror comedy from Tim Story (known for 2005 Fantastic Four and its sequel, 2019 Shaft, and several music videos). From the first time I watched the trailer I was excited for this movie. A horror comedy and a slasher, what more can you want?

Plot:

Seven friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer.

Photo Credit: Lionsgate

Positives:

• Decent Cast (Specifically Grace Byers and Dewayne Perkins)

• The cabin in the woods type setting helped with the mood and plot.

• Nice balance of humor (though I would have liked a little more horror in it)

• The story was decent and I had fun with it.

Negatives:

• Some of the jokes fell flat. Kind of like the stereotypical humor that isn’t original. Just seems like low hanging fruit.

• This is just for me a negative (but not that bad) but I was able to figure out who the mastermind was half way through it.

• For a slasher movie there just wasn’t enough blood or kills in my opinion.

The Blackening ticks off most of the blocks for a good slasher. You have the stereotypical characters in it (the nerd, the jock, the comedy relief, the gay person, the couple who have history). The primary issues were the kill count and the blood. Overall, I think The Blackening was a decent horror comedy that I will definitely rewatch in the future. Just don’t go into it expecting a true slasher.

Quick Bite rating:  3/5

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