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Happy Death Day

2017

Christopher Landon

Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Rachel Matthews ...

5.5

13,261

Horror. Mystery. Thriller A teenage girl (Jessica Rothe), trying to enjoy her birthday, soon realizes that this is her final one. That is, if she can figure out who her killer is. She must relive that day, over and over again, dying in a different way each time. Can she solve her own murder?

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"Although concentrating on delivering easily digestible situations and scene progressions, Landon does demonstrate some enticing visual flair that gets rather diminished by the repetitiveness of the plot."	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"'Happy Death Day' is 'Groundhog Day' dipped in blood, and if the movie isn't all that clever, it's just clever enough to get by."	POS
United States	Todd Gilchrist The Wrap	"There’s a clever premise and charming cast, but this intentionally repetitive thriller doesn’t live up to its potential"	NEU
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Becoming a decent person requires an awful lot of dying in 'Happy Death Day', a snappy horror-comedy with a gentle romantic spine."	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"[It] only works when it goes full camp."	NEU
United Kingdom	Sarah Ward Screendaily	"Thankfully never taking itself too seriously (...) A dynamic lead performance and a willingness to keep things short and snappy also ensure viewers won’t mind venturing into rehash territory."	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"It's 'Groundhog Day' meets 'Scream', although lacking the first film's novelty and the latter's postmodern smarts. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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