Surprisingly Fun

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2020)

This, ultimately, is just a slasher movie. But it's unique in the sense that the killer isn't your traditional Freddy, Jason or Michael. It's literally just Death, an entity we never see personified, which is something the film takes great advantage of.
The film is fun to watch. Devon Sawa gives a fantastic performance. The humour, while not readily present, still lands well when it's used. The kills were well planned and executed, as was Alex's reaction/involvement in each.
It's far from a perfect film, but it's also a film that doesn't deserve the unexplainably low review it got over on Rotten Tomatoes (35% at the time of this writing). If you go into it expecting a slasher and are prepared to receive nothing more or less, you'll have a good time.
The only negative thing that I can personally say about this film is to criticize the pointless and tasteless joke on Michael Jackson. It had no place in the film and only served to add more negativity to a situation that was still ongoing and very hostile at that point in time. Any filmmaker who needs to drag Michael down for a laugh deserves a little bit of negative reaction thrown at their movie.