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     NIKKI DELOACH  STEPHEN COLLETTI

JENNIFER AND EVAN (DELOACH AND COLLETTI) ARE ENGAGED, AND AS AN EARLY WEDDING GIFT/BIRTHDAY PRESENT, EVAN BUYS A RUN DOWN FARM HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE.  THEY INVITE FOUR OF THEIR FRIENDS TO HELP CELEBRATE AND CLEAN UP THE PLACE, BUT WHAT NONE OF THEM KNOW IS THAT THERE IS A KILLER RUNNING AROUND THE FARM.
THIS IS A TYPICAL HORROR MOVIE THAT FOLLOWS THE SAME FORMULA AS MANY OF THE OTHER FILMS BEFORE IT.  IN THAT REGARD, THE STORY IS JUST SO-SO WITH NOTHING REALLY NEW GOING ON.  THE ACTING IS A LITTLE BETTER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT, AND I FOUND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JENNIFER AND EVAN TO RING TRUE.  ALSO, SOMEWHAT SURPRISING, THERE IS A LOT OF TIME SPENT ON DEVELOPING THE BACK STORY FOR THE KILLER, SO THE VIEWER ACTUALLY GETS TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY HE IS THE WAY HE IS.  AND, AS WITH MOST SLASHER MOVIES, THE SETTING IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE CHARACTERS, HOWEVER I DIDN'T THINK THE OLD FARMHOUSE AND THE ADJACENT BUILDINGS WERE ALL THAT CREEPY.  FINALLY, THERE ARE THREE OLDER CHARACTER ACTORS WHO SHOW UP AND ADD SOME JUICE TO THE MOVIE: TREAT WILLIAMS, TERRY KISER AND MICHAEL BERRYMAN.  YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THE NAMES, BUT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THE FACES, ESPECIALLY BERRYMAN'S.
RATING  2.5 out of 5