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Summary: All her life Leigh Ann Watson (Holmes) has done the right thing. Her only ticket out of town is the one scholarship that goes to her school's top student. All she needs is an "A" in history. There's just one problem: Mrs. Tingle, the history teacher who for 20 years has terrorized the students of Grandsboro High. (Dimension Films)
Let me get this straight; 3 students invade a teacher's home, beat her unconscious, tie her to a bed, and at one point, sexually assault her....and she's the villain and they're good? Seriously?
Shitty direction and another cringe-worthy, goody-goody performance by Katie Holmes (really hot sex scene though), saved solely by Helen Mirren as the deliciously cunty teacher/villain. She JUST makes the whole thing work as an watchable, nostalgic time waster.
Cleverly snowballs through different tones and genres with cinematic trickery, however it's not quite as successful as Mr. Williamson's masterpiece, Scream, lacking real visceral suspense, thrill, horror, or humor at its core. There are some amazing performances from Dame Helen Mirren and Marisa Coughlan though. Seriously, who is Marisa Coughlan and why isn't she a famous/award winning actress? The Exorcist scene is insane! Overall a commendable effort just a few decisions shy of brilliance.
A great storyline and idea in a very clever and witty Thriller. Helen Mirren is nothing more than perfect as the evil Mrs. Tingle and plays the role perfectly. The three teens (Holmes, Watson & Coughlan) are also great with the lesser-known Marisa Coughlan the stand-out for me. It's starts out as your typical 90's High School movie but turns into something much more when Mrs. Tingle is involved. Overall a highly enjoyable look at how evil teachers really can be, and well worth checking out :)
Mirren makes this strangely watchable. Is it a comedy? Is it a thriller? Well, it's certainly a failure. It intends to be a movie about hard-done-by teens exacting cruel vengeance on their old bitch of a teacher, but you quickly find yourself rooting for the old coot to bash their vapid little brains in. Or shoot them with a crossbow. Or something. Just please, somebody, kill those fucking kids.