It's finally Halloween! Time for candy, trick or treating, and things that go bump in the night! It also means that we have come to the end of our horror binge until next year, so let's go out on a high note.After her best friend is killed in a cheerleading accident, Maddy (Caitlin Stasey) hatches a plan to destroy the squad from the inside. She pretends to be interested in cheering, makes friends with Head Cheerleader Tracy (Brooke Butler), and proceeds to break up Tracy's relationship with football Team Captain, Terry (Tom Williamson). Unfortunately, she misjudges exactly how psychotic Terry is when he runs the car full of cheerleaders off the road to die in the river. But Maddy's ex-girlfriend, Leena (Sianoa Smit-McPhee), isn't ready to say good-bye and raises all five girls from the dead. Zombie Maddy still wants to take down Terry but now she'll also have to learn important lessons about sisterhood and how to Be Aggressive. B-E Aggressive.
This is like the unholy union of Bring It On and Jennifer's Body and I am so here for it. It's fun, funny, and builds to a really tense third act. I wasn't completely sold on Maddy and Leena's relationship (tbh, Leena seems incredibly controlling/borderline obsessive) but I was really happy about it not being played for a joke or somehow diminished because it was same-sex. All Cheerleaders Die is a really great movie to watch on Halloween because it was breezy, funny, but easy enough to skim so I didn't feel like I was missing anything to answer the door for trick or treaters. Maybe that could be a knock; it's not exactly grand cinema, but who cares? Binge it like that bag of Kit-Kats you've been saving for yourself! Currently streaming on Amazon Prime or Tubi for free.
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