SORORITY ROW
RYAN: “Sorority Row” is a new chick horror movie starring such Hollywood heavy hitters as Rumer Willis and Audrina Patridge of “The Hills.”
CAROLINE: LOL. How on earth did Rumer Willis break into the business?
RYAN: And on what acting merits does Audrina get cast in a feature film?
CAROLINE: Seriously. But I heard she has a small part?
RYAN: Well, we see her get killed in the trailer, so I’m not revealing much by saying she only has a line or two. And she’s actually pretty good as a corpse. She lays there beautifully.
CAROLINE: So even though I didn’t get to see this movie with you, I must admit the trailer was cheesy fun. Did the movie live up to it?
RYAN: Yes and no. It’s a remake of a film that I’ve never seen, and stunt casting aside, the acting was quite good. The premise is great, but the the fulfillment of the story is cliché, predictable and ultimately a letdown.
CAROLINE: I can’t say I’m shocked; but that’s disappointing.
RYAN: It became “that” horror movie, where each cast member went off on his or her own, one at a time, and got killed in an elaborately gory way.
CAROLINE: Yuck. Was it over-the-top violent?
RYAN: It was violent enough. And Carrie Fisher is in it, as the house mom of the sorority. It’s a total delight to see Princess Leia again, and she’s never looked more like her mom, Debbie Reynolds, than she does now in her old age.
CAROLINE: She must be desperate for a paycheck. How is Rumer’s acting?
RYAN: She’s pretty bad. She cries a lot and she’s just annoying. But she looks better in the movie than she normally does in pictures or on the red carpet.
— BOTTOM LINE —
RYAN: It’s not a great scary movie because after the cool set-up, it gets pretty lame. I loved all the hot, bitchy sorority girls though. It was like a horror version of “Legally Blonde.” But it’s not a must see in the theater and probably isn’t worth your time at all anyway. Plus the reveal at the end is really stupid.
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