Fear Street Part One: 1994 | Film Review

 

This is the first in a trilogy of Netflix films that came out over the last few weeks. I ended up watching all the movies in one day, but because they're all feature-length movies with different (though linked) plots, I decided to review them individually.

After a series of murders, a group of friends try to defeat the evil that has plagued their town, Shadyside, for centuries.

I loved this movie. I didn't really know what the expect, but it was so much better than I thought it would be.

For a start, it had a great opening. It got straight into the story and didn't mess around at all.

One of my favourite things about the film was the group of characters involved. They are really interesting, fleshed-out, and it is really easy to like them and root for them. And even though they did make bad decisions at times, it felt really refreshing to have a group of horror movie characters who are actually smart and think things through. 

This is the kind of film where no one is safe, and you can't really predict what's going to happen. One of the reasons for this is because the film has two 'sequels', so nothing has to be neatly wrapped up at the end.

The film is really captivating. The story pulls you in quickly and holds your attention, and it does this because it feels really authentic. The town (which is almost a character in itself) feels real, and so do these characters.

Speaking of the characters, one of the things that I loved about the film was that it didn't spend time on backstories. This film is incredibly plot-driven - you don't need to know or care about who these characters were before the events of the film started. The film doesn't spend time on anything unnecessary.

And then there's the ending. Which wasn't only great, but also really unexpected. It made me excited to watch the second film, but it also made me appreciate the film that I'd just watched. In fact, it made me want to watch it again.

Overall, I would definitely recommend the whole trilogy whether you're a huge fan or horror or not, but as a standalone film, I definitely recommend this. 

7.5/10