 What's going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overload here So we're going to be talking about totally killer in this video here today This will be a spoiler free review for totally killer which releases on prime video later this week This is directed by the notch cacan. I believe this is how you pronounce this individual's name It's written by David Melodin, Sasha Pearl raver and Jen D'Angelo Now this is starring Kiernan shipka Olivia Holt, Julie Bowen, Randall Park Lyanna Liberardo and several others so after Jamie's mother's friends are Murdered by the sweet 16 killer on Halloween. She travels back into time to 1987 Where she pairs up with her mom to stop the young would-be killer and get back to her timeline before she's trapped in the past forever Now totally killer is most definitely back to the future mixed with all the lovable qualities of scream while also taking a page out of films like happy death day Friday the 13th 80s horror in general and Films like freaky as well. Yes, the final girls is similar to this, but this was certainly more on par with Chris Landon's happy death day movies More specifically that first one the former love has led to a rather heartwarming slasher comedy that fans of the slasher genre like myself should enjoy Which I did enjoy this I do like it I say should though because I didn't particularly love the film the way I was hoping I would it's just not a poorly made project either the Influence from that films like mean girls had on this project are undeniable and aid in keeping me invested in its story But aspects of it just felt undercooked is all I wish I did love it But I still liked it for what it was the writers are delivering a likable protagonist and Jamie Who has an arc reminiscent of trees and happy death day minus the mean girl aspects? Over time she slowly begins to appreciate things in her life like her mother that she initially is taking for granted someone who was very overprotective and for reasons we do find out in the movie a Familiar but still effective way to get your audience to invest in your main lead like obviously having her go through these challenges with her mother and going through challenges of Having somebody in your life who you initially are kind of just taking for granted And then you over time as the film progresses are learning that you need to start listening to your mother stuff like that It's very simple, but still very effective and heartwarming pulling at all of the emotions for anyone who loves their mother obviously Which I hope most of you do as well-rounded as Jamie is the same cannot be said for everyone else Who just becomes forgettable or barely stands out despite the solid acting? But that bring these roles to life Kiernan ship that did a great job fantastic job I would say as Jamie, but there was this one scene where I'm convinced They just decided to use the worst take of her fake crime because it was awful when you see it I hope I'm not the only one who thinks that I just thought that that was the one instance from a performance That was completely awful Otherwise Kiernan was very convincing in this role. The most humorous aspect of this film is Jamie's reactions to the 80s culture Yes back then people made jokes that wouldn't be accepted today So naturally we get a lot of humor that always landed for me Probably the screenplay strongest asset to be honest since it's a compelling examination of teens of old Versus teens today totally killers pacing sacrifices an opportunity to really dig into Jamie and her mother's Relationship which makes it challenging to fully invest in the obvious riff that exists Still Olivia Haltz who plays a younger version of Jamie's mother was a wonderful addition to the cast For those of you asking about liana liberardo. She did an amazing job She's part of this group called the mollies. I think they call themselves that Jamie's mother is a part of who's also named Pam by the way stop saying Jamie's mother It's just that liana liberardo's character along with the other mollies again like other characters They are very one-dimensional they get their opportunities to make you laugh to stand out in that regard But you don't learn anything really too grand about them like you do about Jamie to really then take a step back and say Hey, you know what? I want to see what happens to you. What happens to you matters to me I didn't care the gore in the film though And some of the scenes that happened involving stabs and water beds all of that stuff was Very satisfying to see to me Especially with some of the individuals that they were doing it with because while some of them were un Were one-dimensional most of them were one-dimensional a lot of them were also not very Likeable to me. So I took pleasure in seeing some of them get killed the way that they did now A lot of the mystery aspect was kind of flat and really felt secondary despite Jamie taking time to Them are her way out of this situation. The killer reveal was Shocking cohesive and relevant to the times they were in now. I say shocking as someone who actually Knew who the killer was going into this. Thanks to the draft notes. I was sent a few months ago. However They still managed to dig up something That I didn't see coming and that was what still made the killer reveal shocking cohesive And it also aided in keeping me Off the radar of a particular individual because of the fact that I was like, whoa I didn't see that coming then it came and I was like, ah, that makes sense So nice job there from the writing department screen fans. You should love this again the pacing For the movie. I really think it's killing a lot of the aspects because the reveal It's very underwhelming since it's just breezing through allowing allowing almost no time to ingest it all So I was kind of just like, oh well while that was cool. It's also again one of the more forgettable aspects of the movie I would say this has solid direction I would say it has again solid performances. It has a solid screenplay there's just aspects of the direction that are taken away from The film's obvious attempts to have a more heartfelt angle such as the fact that her mother and her The mother daughter rift. It's just not going to invest be worth investing in fully for a lot of people When you barely dig into and that's what totally totally killers mistake primarily is for me Other than that, it's a very good movie. I would honestly give this a 6.5 out of 10 You guys can let me know what you think about totally killer down the conversation Well, some of you might have already seen it if you were at fantastic That's I just had a screener since me earlier this past week on like friday or so But let me know again what you think about this down in the comment section below If you haven't already, of course, make sure you subscribe turn on post notification I can never miss a video in the description. I'll have links on my social media accounts I am on facebook, twitter and instagram you can message me there Of course limiters any movies news or reviews like me to cover in the future and with all that in mind guys I will see you in the next video