Wednesday, October 23, 2024

31 Days of 2024 Horror - Day 23 - Departing Seniors (2023)

  Another fun slasher!  Content warning:  homophobia, some blood, staged suicide

Javier (Ignacio Diaz- Silverio) is spending his senior year of high school hanging with is best friend, Bianca (Ireon Roach), crushing on a cute boy (Ryan Foreman), and trying to avoid the clique of bullies led by Ginny (Maisie Merlock).  A near-death accident caused by those same bullies gives Javier the ability to see glimpses of the future and past from objects or people via touch.  Now, he and Bianca must figure out who is killing seniors and masking them as a rash of teen suicides.

This is a fun, modern slasher that's not going to offer any real scares or surprises.  It's funny and witty with decent performances from the young leads.  The more emotional moments fell a little flatter than I would have liked, but it's completely fine for a group watch with your friends.  The only place I could find it was the Roku Channel, which means annoying ad breaks, but it might be worth it for you.

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