Cast: Abigail Breslin, Wes Bentley, Alexander Ludwig, Cameron Bright, Reece Thompson, Logan Huffman
Summary: A man teaches a young woman how to become a complete weapon. Later she is approached by a group of sadistic teens who kill blonde women for unknown reasons. The hunting season begins.
Genre: Thriller, Action
Watched: November 2016
The final girl is a trope typically found in slasher films (I've written about this before in my Last Girl Standing review), where a number of victims are killed off one by one and the last surviving member of the group, who is almost always female, either kills or escapes the killer.
The film tells the story of Veronica (Abigail Breslin), a young girl who became an orphan after what I assume was a violent crime and soon after was recruited for "a very special job".
Fast forward 12 years we meet Veronica as 17 year-old with her mentor William (Wes Bentley) as he teaches her what he considers to be "valuable" lessons including withstanding the elements. We learn that she is preparing for her final test which involves four young men who bring girls into the woods to hunt and kill.
I think the film was okay, I thought the acting was a little painful at times, especially with Daniel (Logan Huffman) as he comes across as a bit too insane and I liked the story but I was confused about a couple of things.
Firstly why is she called the final girl? Is it because she was made an orphan when she was 5, making her the final girl in her family or is it because she has been trained to be always be the last one standing?
I like to think it's the latter.
Another thing that confused me was Veronica and Will. I remember rooting for Veronica and William (I do love a good romance) but it wasn't until I watched the film for a second time the I realised how wrong it was.
Clearly I wasn't paying attention because I didn't realise that the man who interviews Veronica as a 5-year-old (Gracyn Shinyei) is William, which really got me thinking. William looks as though he could be in his late 20's/early 30's, fast forward 12 years Veronica is now 17 and he is at least in his late 30's/early 40's.
It's not just the age gap that I think is way too big (although not unheard of), but it made to look as though William has been her sole carer and mentor as she has been growing up so it feels super weird that he would now be interested in the girl he has been looking after since she was 5.
Anyone else feel the same way?
The film tells the story of Veronica (Abigail Breslin), a young girl who became an orphan after what I assume was a violent crime and soon after was recruited for "a very special job".
Fast forward 12 years we meet Veronica as 17 year-old with her mentor William (Wes Bentley) as he teaches her what he considers to be "valuable" lessons including withstanding the elements. We learn that she is preparing for her final test which involves four young men who bring girls into the woods to hunt and kill.
I think the film was okay, I thought the acting was a little painful at times, especially with Daniel (Logan Huffman) as he comes across as a bit too insane and I liked the story but I was confused about a couple of things.
Firstly why is she called the final girl? Is it because she was made an orphan when she was 5, making her the final girl in her family or is it because she has been trained to be always be the last one standing?
I like to think it's the latter.
Another thing that confused me was Veronica and Will. I remember rooting for Veronica and William (I do love a good romance) but it wasn't until I watched the film for a second time the I realised how wrong it was.
Clearly I wasn't paying attention because I didn't realise that the man who interviews Veronica as a 5-year-old (Gracyn Shinyei) is William, which really got me thinking. William looks as though he could be in his late 20's/early 30's, fast forward 12 years Veronica is now 17 and he is at least in his late 30's/early 40's.
It's not just the age gap that I think is way too big (although not unheard of), but it made to look as though William has been her sole carer and mentor as she has been growing up so it feels super weird that he would now be interested in the girl he has been looking after since she was 5.
Anyone else feel the same way?
Rating: 5/10
One Final Word: Okay
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