Stage Fright
(2014) is a film I probably shouldn’t like since its part slasher film and part
musical but all the elements come together in way that it crafts an
entertaining and fun film. Kylie Swanson
(Minnie Driver) was killed during a theatrical performance of an original play
and now years later at a theater camp the play that she was killed in is being
resurrected and her daughter Camilla (Allie MacDonald) wants to continue in the
role that killed her mother.
The problem is that people keep coming up dead and soon
everyone starts to believe that the camp is cursed. Camilla must summon her own strength in order
to come to terms with the legacy of her mother and to survive before she
becomes the killer’s next victim.
The film has several entertaining musical numbers and some
extremely high production values making this one of the few exceptional horror
films to successfully mix horror, slasher, and musical genres. Written and directed by Jerome Sable (with
music and lyrics by Sable and Eli Batalion) this is a film made by film makers
who love horror just as much as musicals and has managed to craft a film that
utilizes both in a satisfactory way.
The film also excels in crafting a very good mystery by
making sure there are enough red herrings to keep the audience guessing until
the end. If there is any gripe it’s that
there isn’t enough Minnie Driver as it was interesting seeing her in a horror
film. Whether you’re a fan of musicals
or not this is a film any horror fan may enjoy.
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