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More thriller than slasher


Anyone else feel this way? I went in expecting a slasher flick, but as I was watching it for the first time, it felt so much like a thriller; the killer is undisguised, and it has very minimal gore and a small body count. It just didn't feel like a slasher flick to me at all, especially with the finale reveal and the dynamics of that whole situation. Still enjoyed it immensely as a novelty flick, but it's definitely an oddball.

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i agree, it plays more like one of the Dirty Harry films sans Dirty Harry himself.

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