WOW! This film was a misguided attempt to capitalize on "Twilight", while dropping a couple of mocking references to it. Director Mark Waters, who, somehow, is also the director of the highly superior "Mean Girls", gives a movie that feels like he slapped it together in a rush, and got the Weinsteins to stick their names on it. His brother David wrote a flat script that has severe pacing issues, and gives his actors nothing to work with. Even normally great actors, such as Gabriel Byrne, seem to be stuck going nowhere in this travesty of a film. The team of Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry often feel like they are competing with each other to see who can give a blander and more monotonous performance. They are so unbelievable in their characters, that you never feel either of them are in danger, despite what you see on screen. Thus rendering the film completely lifeless. The lone bright spot belonged to Sarah Hyland as Byrne's daughter, who is constantly over-excited, and gives as much energy as she can to the film. Sadly, her efforts are wasted, because she can't make up for the rest of the cast.
Grade: F
3D: N/A
Easter Egg: No
Starring: Zoey Duetch, Lucy Fry, Sarah Hyland
Director: Mark Waters
Writer(s): Daniel Waters - Novel: Richelle Mead
RT: 104 min
Rating: PG-13 for violence, bloody images, sexual content and language
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