As Halloween approaches and horror programs will arrive on streaming platforms, Prime Video has decided to get a little head start. From Friday October 6, 2023, the horror comedy Totally Killer with Kiernan Shipka, notably known for her role in The New Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix, is now available. If, unlikeEvila horrific and unfairly overlooked series to watch on Paramount+, this new release is not going to make you break out in a cold sweat, it nevertheless remains a nice surprise. Tele-Leisure was able to watch this feature film before its release and here’s why you won’t waste your time watching it!
What are you talking about Totally Killerthe horror comedy with Kiernan Shipka?
35 years after the terrible murders of three teenage girls, the famous killer “Sweet Sixteen Killer” returns on Halloween night 2023 to claim a fourth victim. But when Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) ignores her mother’s warnings, being too protective for her tastes, she comes face to face with the masked maniac. On the run for her life, she accidentally travels back in time to 1987, the year of the first murders. Discovering the youth culture and habits of the 1980s, Jamie teams up with her teenage mother (Olivia Holt) to take down the killer once and for all before she is stuck in the past forever.
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Totally Killer found the perfect balance between comedy and horror
If Totally Killer takes up certain codes of classic slasher films such as the saga Scream, He is not shy about it. Quite the contrary! It even seems that he enjoys it and does not hesitate to cite these films as references during exchanges between the characters. However, if this novelty can be placed in the slasher category, the blood is not excessively present either. Offering some suspenseful scenes, this film also manages to be funny. He has indeed found the perfect balance between comedy and horror without one of the two genres taking over the other or it becoming ridiculous. The mixture is subtle and perfectly measured. We laugh, we shiver a little and we wonder about the identity of the killer. Because, yes, if some will guess who he is even before the outcome, we still take pleasure in establishing theories and discovering the truth about him.
Totally Killera horror comedy with a dose of successful science fiction
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The other particularity of this film is that it integrated time travel. If the idea may scare some people, rest assured, it’s a treat! The fact that the heroine finds herself in 1987 offers comic opportunities which thus underline the differences between the two eras and notably show the evolution of mentalities. Those nostalgic for the 1980s will (or not) like to rediscover this decade and its looks. The allusions to Back to the future are multiple, which does not spoil our pleasure. The adolescent side of the film with its high school heroes adds to all these combinations which make Totally Killer a success. Whether you love or hate the characters, you care about them and enjoy seeing what will happen to them. Kiernan Shipka is a very good choice for this role which she embodies to perfection. Sometimes serious, she does not lack humor and makes us want to follow her adventures with pleasure. If Totally Killer will not mark memories forever, it is no less delicious and entertaining. Nostalgia, science fiction, humor, murder and adventure… All the ingredients for an ideal evening!
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