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Tragedy Girls

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Teenage crime reporters Sadie and McKayla are hot on the trail of a crazed serial killer. After capturing the maniac and holding him hostage, they soon realize that the best way to boost their social media stardom is to commit the murders themselves.
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Tragedy Girls injects familiar teen tropes with just enough up-to-the-minute commentary -- and pitch-black humor -- to work as an irreverently entertaining diversion.

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Alex McLevy AV Club ... Imagine instead a Heathers that gleefully goes all the way past the point of nihilism, and ends up in a warped funhouse mirror reflection of society that blends camp and satire in equal measure... Dec 14, 2017 Full Review Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times In the meantime, I don't want to oversell a near-great B-movie that is nonetheless a B-movie. Suffice to say Tragedy Girls has great fun with myriad horror movie tropes. Rated: 3.5/4 Nov 10, 2017 Full Review Pat Padua Washington Post For the most part ... the movie cranks visceral, caffeinated thrills out of its teenage-meat grinder. Rated: 3/4 Nov 2, 2017 Full Review Dev Shea Boom Howdy The lovely little psychopaths, the gore gags, the realistic and entertaining exchanges: they are all perfect. While the ending isn’t necessarily realistic, it’s tied in a pretty pink blood splattered bow and I was really happy with it. Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Frederick Blichert Vice It's over the top, but it maintains a sense of real-worldness, making every murder feel that much more resonantand making laughing that much more uncomfortable. Feb 13, 2022 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Manages to blend humor with horror in a way that feels fresh, giving a new generation of horror fans their very own Scream. Rated: 4/5 Feb 5, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Oscar Tragedy Girls attempts to blend dark comedy with horror elements, but unfortunately, it falls short of delivering a cohesive and engaging experience. The film centers around two high school friends who are obsessed with gaining social media fame by orchestrating a series of murders. While the premise is intriguing and the lead actresses give commendable performances, the execution leaves much to be desired. The movie struggles with tone, often swinging between satire and gore without finding a balanced middle ground. This inconsistency makes it challenging to connect with the story and its characters. The humor, which is meant to be dark and edgy, sometimes feels forced and detracts from the overall impact of the film. Additionally, the plot is predictable and lacks the twists and depth needed to keep the audience invested. While the film does have moments of cleverness, they are few and far between, making it a frustrating watch for those looking for a more sophisticated take on the genre. Overall, Tragedy Girls is a mixed bag that doesnt quite live up to its potential. Its an ambitious effort, but one that ultimately misses the mark. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/23/24 Full Review Christian C I'm extremely tired of this type of movie. The prototype for it would probably be 'American Psycho', but even if you wanted a more exact blueprint, there was a movie made about 15 years ago with America Olivo called 'Neighbor' which - I kid you not - is pretty much this exact same idea. The other duplicates, I can barely even remember by name, but let me put it to you this way: the moment Chris Durand's character was shown to have been kept alive (which happens around the 20-30 minute mark) I knew *exactly* how this was going to end. Even the series 'Ozark' ended on a similar kind of "bUt iN rEAL LiFE dOnT tHE bAD gUyS sO oFTeN wINnNnN???" trope... The answer to this is obviously yes - but there is virtually no insight into WHY "the bad guys" so often succeed in real life. Because here's a hint: it's almost always the same combination of wealth, socio-political power, connections, circumstances, foresight, etc. But what *doesn't* happen in today's age? Multiple people who constantly (and I mean **constantly**) thrust themselves into the front of every discussion about a crime somehow remain above suspicion by being "cute" or "innocent" or young... In today's world of viral videos? EVERYBODY is accused of EVERYTHING by SOMEONE. And anyone honored with public praise or bestowed with success due to something bad happening? They are *definitely* not going to be above suspicion. ...Especially when, you know, virtually every crime which takes place involves/happens at the high school with their students front-and-center. This all may seem overly critical and nitpicky for a "horror/comedy." But this movie is so light on the "comedy" part that it's all but impossible to focus on anything else except the dark humor of seeing these two young kids as *actually* vicious serial offenders. And nothing they do ever measures up to be amusing, much less believably violent. Instead it comes across more like a bad video game made by a group of kids who worship Harris and Klebold - but never actually got involved in any real violence themselves, so they amplified the noise of the video game to compensate for that. And it's just bad. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Adam S Pretty pointless as far as horror films go. Nothing new or interesting. A basic slasher film seemingly written by an angry high school-er with very little creativity. What it lacks in creativity it doesn't make up for at all. You are better off watching Carrie or even it's awful "sequels" Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Devon F Savage as hell; these two killers sure know how to put on a ruthless show. With that said, I wish the cast were high schoolers. Perhaps this movie would be more convincing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review charlotte v Literally I don't know how this is rated good, but I shouldn't be talking because I only came there for Josh and watched like about a few minutes until he literally fucking dies like bro can't even last long. KAy kAy I mISs Us ToGetHer or something like that. Why did he feel the pleasure and grateful that the murderer and the one who killed him was McKayla like that's honestly kind of desperate. I WANTED HIM TO SURVIVE!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review ernest b Slick and smart-fun watch! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Teenage crime reporters Sadie and McKayla are hot on the trail of a crazed serial killer. After capturing the maniac and holding him hostage, they soon realize that the best way to boost their social media stardom is to commit the murders themselves.
Director
Tyler MacIntyre
Producer
Anthony Holt, Armen Aghaeian, Edward Mokhtarian, Cameron Van Hoy, Tara Ansley, Craig Robinson
Screenwriter
Chris Lee Hill, Tyler MacIntyre
Distributor
Gunpowder & Sky
Production Co
It's The Comeback Kids, Ardor Pictures, New Artist Pictures
Rating
R (Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 20, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 2, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$61.9K
Runtime
1h 36m
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