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Kristy
2014 85 min United States of America 16+
★5.9
Thriller, Horror
Director: Olly Blackburn
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Description
When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.
Budget:
$6.9M
Starring
Haley Bennett
Actor
Ashley Greene
Actor
Lucas Till
Actor
Awards
2 nominations total
Key opinion
Kristy is a formulaic slasher that relies on established genre tropes and a familiar isolated-campus premise. While some viewers find its technical execution and the lead performance compelling, others criticize its lack of original depth, arbitrary villain motives, and predictable plot progression.
| Originality | The film leans heavily on established slasher clichés and offers no significant original contributions to the genre. | |
| Screenplay | The antagonists' motives are criticized as arbitrary, hollow, or lacking a clear, logical foundation. | |
| Acting | Haley Bennett provides a strong, anchoring lead performance that makes the protagonist feel realistic and engaging. | |
| Direction | The technical execution, including the atmospheric cinematography and competent pacing, keeps the film watchable despite the weak script. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the protagonist's arc vary; some praise her transition into a capable survivor, while others find the shift to an action-heroine implausible and forced. | |
| Emotion | Viewers are divided on the film's overall impact: some find it a tense, well-paced thriller, while others view it as a hollow and meaningless exercise in spectacle. |