Totally Killer

A likeable comedy horror slasher with a fun time travel concept. A 16-year-old killer returns to the scene after 35 years to kill the 17-year-old protagonist, only to accidentally return to 1987, where the original murders were supposed to have taken place, during a mutual fight. It's a rather feel good genre film that relies on a nice retro feel, likeable characters, plenty of pop culture references to older horror films. It's also nice to see the differences between today and the 80's, and there’s the occasional good joke – though the comedic side could have been more nutritious. The horror side of the film is pretty bland though, the murders are few and not very brutal, so if I were to rate the film as pure horror-slasher it would only get 2 stars, but luckily the rest of it works, including the puzzle on the killer, so it can gain some sympathy. All in all, I had fun. 5.5/10. (18/10/2023)

Not enough horror, a lot of failed comedy. The humour basically follows one single line: the heroine walks around wondering about "things" happening in the 80s that she finds inappropriate from today's perspective. It's funny the first time, maybe the second time, but not the twentieth or thirtieth time. And most of all, it makes the heroine come off as an insufferable over-sensitive cow. The horror dimension is toothless, the sci-fi dimension makes do with admittedly ripping-off Back to the Future without adding anything of its own. The film thus offers only the bare minimum, and as such is watchable ... but not to actively recommend it, that's for sure. (23/10/2023)

If the DeLorean is a photo booth at a funfair, Marty McFly is a woman, and Doctor Emmett Brown is a Black woman, then the high school girl killer must be the grumpy Biff! A time-travel trip to the fluorescent '80s, where Kiernan Shipka tries to hit the targets of social differences, the audience is solving a screechy whodunit, and butterflies, when seeing the effects of their wings, would rather cocoon again. With a bit of leniency, it meets the criteria for light entertainment, but I’m afraid that trips to the future and the Wild West are no longer on the itinerary. (02/11/2023)