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Average Rating:2.7/10
Consensus: A dim and predictable remake of an already dull slasher film, this Prom Night fails to be memorable.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Apr 10, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $43,818,159
Synopsis: It's been three years since her family was murdered by a teacher obsessed with her, and Donna (Brittany Snow) is getting ready to go to the prom with her boyfriend, Bobby (Scott Porter). Now living... [More]
Starring: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup, Dana Davis
Director: Nelson McCormick
A snappy teen movie that's short and as sharp as the blade bloodied by its distinctively featured psychopathic killer. It's formulaic and there's nothing new, mind you, but it's well done and it is our imaginations that are encouraged to create the horror
Top CriticThough a remake in name only, Prom Night nevertheless improves considerably upon its eponymous predecessor...
I liked the way in which the teens find ever-more elaborate pretexts to take themselves off, alone, into the darkness to investigate this or that.
Top CriticThis do-over isn't so much an improvement over the original as lousy in a whole new direction, a nearly bloodless slasher film with fewer surprises than a broken jack-in-the-box.
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One of the most memorable nights in a teenager's young life is grist for a pretty unmemorable movie in this tame horror entry that follows conventions to the letter.
PROM NIGHT is a must avoid and is the real reason why studios don't screen certain movies for critics.
Annoyingly, it's a rich premise that offers all sorts of possibilities...yet McCormick doesn't appear to be bothered.
Well-dressed, sure, with a few kicks for green teens, but hardly a wild night.
A caffeine-free horror that's just as dull, disappointing and dispiriting as attending a real high school prom.
By far the worst ‘slasher movie’ remake to date, replaying all the clichés, but delivering none of the guilty pleasures.
Corny, monotonous and very far from scary
Top CriticBog-standard, unimaginative and oddly bloodless.
Every cheap-scare trick in the genre is deployed, but so feebly that not one of them works.
If early slasher films, as their critics claimed, punished teens for having sex, the new 'Prom Night' punishes teens for their conspicuous consumption (stretch limos, hotel suites, and so on).
It's tepid fare with a vacuous cast, particularly when compared with the previous version featuring Jamie Lee Curtis as the scream queen.
While it's certainly not as atrocious as the likes of "One Missed Call," it's certainly one of the worst of 2008, so far...
This movie accomplishes the impossible: It makes you disappointed not to be disappointed by a disappointing twist ending.
There's no need to wear a corsage to Prom Night. And leaving your higher brain functions at home might be a good idea, too.
Tedious slasher flick is both gory and boring.
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