Happy Death Day

Happy Death Day is just Groundhog Day in a dime-store Halloween mask.

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Niftily paced and tight as a chokehold, the script (by the comic-book writer Scott Lobdell) delivers just enough variation to hold our interest.

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There’s a clever premise and charming cast, but this intentionally repetitive thriller doesn’t live up to its potential.

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Scott Lobdell's script is derivative, and openly so: In the film's penultimate scene, Tree's love interest, Carter (Israel Broussard), expresses indignation that she's never seen Groundhog Day.

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Of course the less subtle message here is: Each day we get a chance to be better, to do better, to face our villains and our flaws: to course correct. Let’s not waste that chance.

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Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard star in the horror-comedy from 'Paranormal Activity' franchise writer Christopher Landon.

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This is one movie that no one needs to relive.

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Happy Death Day is a generic PG-13 horror purgatory that's lived on repeat until even weaker motivations take us farther out of any semblance of storytelling thrills.

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“Happy Death Day,” a horror riff on the “Groundhog Day” model, opens with the Universal logo stopping and restarting, just as the company name is circling the globe.

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A bright, zippy tone ensures that this high concept slasher remains an easy watch but a repetitive structure and a scare-free final act will leave genre fans unhappy.

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