FEAR STREET PART ONE: 1994

Based upon the novels by R. L. Stine, FEAR STREET PART ONE: 1994 follows Deena, depressed and angry after her recent breakup with Sam, who's just moved to a neighboring high school. Sam, having already moved on emotionally and dating someone else, Deena quickly causes a car accident in order to get back at Sam and her new lover. However, she could not have expected for her actions to have such grave consequences for her and her friends. Honestly, I thought this was going to be a watered down, PG-13, "safe" horror film but it's not like that at all. Bloody, violent, and profanity laced (even though it does seem to be held back at times), and you've got yourself a pretty solid film even if it does slow down a bit between the second and third acts. Don't worry about gore as there isn't any here, nor is it scary unfortunately as all of the jump scares are telegraphed. How, this is not your prototypical whodunit horror film that'll keep you guessing until the very end as you're made aware of who the killer is early on and it still works. With only minor samples of some sweet 90's tracks, a script that could have used a little bit more vulgarity and humor but overall, I was not disappointed and look forward to the second installment. 6/10