Happy Death Day: a love letter to mediocrity.

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Happy Death Day is one of those movies that it's quite difficult to say anything about considering that, in essence, they deliver exactly what they promise.

Just by reading its premise "a girl relives the same day over and over again, until she is killed by a mysterious man who restarts everything" we will feel that this is a story that we have already seen before with a small "twist" of horror, In fact, the film itself seems to recognize its generic nature by mentioning in its closing the gem starring Bill Murray "Groundhog Day."

The problem is that unlike this film, or failing that, unlike the wonderful Palm Springs that came out a couple of years ago, Happy Death Day stagnates in the formula, creating an experience that we could barely consider entertaining.

The main culprit? Predictability, not so much because like its protagonist (A girl named Tree played by Jessica Rothe) we already know what things are going to happen throughout her chaotic day, but because it is evident from the first 5 minutes what all the plots will be. vital points to unmask this mediocre mystery.

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In fact, leaving its plot aside, the humorous aspects are Happy Death Day's greatest strength, taking advantage of the concept of reboots in a conservative, but fun way.

Score taken from my Letterboxd account.

ESPAÑOL

Happy Death Day es una de esas películas sobre las cuales es bastante difícil decir algo considerando que, en esencia, cumplen exactamente con lo que prometen.

Con tan solo leer su premisa "una chica revive el mismo día una y otra vez, hasta que es asesinada por un hombre misterioso que reinicia todo" sentiremos que está es una historia que ya hemos visto antes con un pequeño "twist" de horror, de hecho, el propio filme parece reconocer su naturaleza generica mencionando en su cierre a la joyita protagonizada por Bill Murray "Groundhog Day".

El problema es que a diferencia de esta película, o en su defecto, a diferencia de la maravillosa Palm Springs que se estrenó hace un par de años, Happy Death Day se estanca en la fórmula, creando una experiencia que apenas podríamos considerar entretenida.

¿El culpable principal? La predictibilidad, no tanto porque al igual que su protagonista (Una chica llamada Tree interpretada por Jessica Rothe) ya sabemos que cosas van a pasar a lo largo de su caótico día, sino porque es evidente desde los primeros 5 minutos cuáles serán todos los plot points vitales para desenmascarar este mediocre misterio.

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De hecho, dejando de lado su trama, los aspectos humorísticos son el mayor fuerte de Happy Death Day, aprovechando el concepto de los reinicios de forma conservadora, pero divertida.

Puntaje sacado de mi cuenta de letterboxd.