Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

squaremilenews 'Groundhog Day' meets 'Scream' as an obnoxious, blonde college girl keeps re-living the same day. The last day of her life. Okay, we see her get stabbed, burned alive, hanged etc...but is that what the story is all about? Of course not. It's all about self-improvement as this arrogant, sorority b**** experiences her dismissiveness of others in a never-ending loop. So she pays more attention to others, rebels against her in-crowd group, helps a closet gay accept his sexuality, reconnects with family etc. This journey continues as does her quest to survive the day and discover the identity of her killer.

shaunmetcalfe This film isn't perfect and is possibly quite unoriginal but it's still tons of fun and puts a fresh twist on the concept. The characters are likable and the humour is brilliant at times. It's just lots of fun and excitement. Very enjoyable.

erikacunanan29 MORE REVIEWS AT booksequalhappiness.blogspot.comI honestly thought at first that I wouldn't enjoy this. I don't really like senseless deaths of characters in a movie but this one was really fun to watch. You would feel bad for Tree and you would grow to care for her. I love how things turned out and how she discovered the truth. I really liked the twist they added. Carter was a wonderful person and I found Jessica Rothe really pretty.PS: The baby mask was really scary.

zkonedog There are some movies that try to create a sense of realism within them. There are other movies that lean into character/situational cliches to play for comedy or hijinks. Simply put, "Happy Death Day" squarely falls into the latter category. As such, your enjoyment of this film will likely come down to how much you can suspend disbelief at the over-the-top characters to dig into a plot that can actually be intriguing.For a basic plot summary, "Happy Death Day" focuses on the story of Tree (Jessica Rothe), a college student who wakes up one morning (her birthday, of all days) in the dorm room of Carter (Israel Broussard) after an apparent hook-up. Tree then goes about her "normal" routine, only to be stalked that night (on the way to a party) by a mysterious masked figure. When this figure stabs her and death looks certain...she once again wakes up in Carter's room. It is again her birthday, the date is the same, and the day repeats itself almost exactly the same. As such, the rest of the film entails Tree's struggle first to figure out what the heck is happening, and then finding ways to remedy it.In terms of plot, there are indeed some interesting things happening in "Happy Death Day". It is very reminiscent of "Groundhog Day" (even outright admitting that fact at one point!) and has a number of fake-outs that shake things up and keep it from being too predictable.Unfortunately (at least for viewers like myself), that plot intrigue is really just a front for a film made for teens heading to the multiplex on a Friday or Saturday night. As I mentioned in the opener, most of the characters are so over-the-top as to be cringe-worthy (at least for more "seasoned" film fans), an approach that will not phase younger viewers nearly as much. I watched the movie with a sibling 13 years my junior, and she loved it!I know that "Happy Death Day" was probably never meant to be anything more than it is, so that's why I won't drop it down under a middling 5/10 stars. At the same time, the trailers for the film are a bit misleading, as they connote a film that looks like a serious thriller with a time-loop component. You just have to know going in that this isn't exactly the case, as "serious" is far from the adjective I would use to ever describe the film.