Summit
2009 Color
101 Mins.
Horror/Thriller
Brianna Evigan, Rumer Willis, Margo Harshman, Jamie Cheung, Leah Pipes, Audrina Patridge, Matt O' Leary, Julian Morris, Carrie Fisher and Matt Lanter star.
Written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger
Directed by Stewart Hendler
Rated R for language, violence, gore, sexuality and nudity.
A group of sorority sisters cover up a tragic accident and one year later someone targets them for revenge. It's a fairly predictable set up and we've seen it dozens of times. But trust me they've never had this much fun with it. What sets Sorority Row apart is slick, hilarious dialogue, great performances and confident direction. I wouldn't say it brings anything new to the table but it's just so damn entertaining. Joining the ranks of the best remakes this reboot updates it's inspiration the slasher classic "House on Sorority Row" but besides some slight similarities and character's names this really has very little to do with the original. In fact it's a way more complex and confident production all around. Brianna Evigan, a genre favorite at this point after the highly under rated and under seen Burning Bright and Fear Itself and Leah Pipes sizzle in the lead roles. Pipes brings the mean girl to a new hilarious level. And the rest of the cast is solid as well, Cheung and Willis especially shine having more depth than their roles usually reserve and Harshman delivers her scenes with a nasty pizazz. And Carrie Fisher is great in her small but sassy role.The direction from Hendler is impressive and the writing from Stolberg and Goldfinger is slick, trashy and fun which led them to Pirahna 3D and 3DD. Sadly this was passed over by audiences while in theaters though the film did garner positive acclaim from critics and pretty much anyone who saw it but I believe the sorority premise might have been a little diverting from the film's quality. At this point we've all seen so many movies like this and I'm sure it was hard to differentiate as a product. That being said the time is now to visit/revisit this sexy, clever overly entertaining horror thriller.****.5/5
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