The concept does a lot of the heavy lifting, as it’s inarguably a great idea.
The time loop is a well-worn trope in cinema, but the film makes it fresh with every go-round.
Wasting no time,Until Dawnthrows us into a typical horror setup.
This world is a large part of what attracts us toUntil Dawn.
The production design is a highlight,fully immersing us in this nightmarish world and expanding naturally.
After each ride on the merry-go-round of death, the characters retain shadows of their past injuries and kills.
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It’s a great trick that demonstrates how their resurrections aren’t a clean slate.
These marks are a visual representation of whatUntil Dawndoes so well.
IsUntil Dawna ground-breaking subversion of the horror film?
No, of course not.
As a whole, the cast has decent chemistry.
Like all scary movies,Until Dawnsprinkles in commentary about the nature of grief and fear.
The ending is a culmination of everything we’ve learned, coupled with some good bone-crunching gore.
As grotesque as some of the scenes are, it’s a horror movie with a relatively happy ending.
They find themselves trapped in a nightmarish time loop, facing a series of ever-changing and increasingly terrifying threats.
