Convey It On: Cheer or Die Evaluation

Plot: When a cheer squad practices their routines on Halloween weekend in an deserted college, they’re picked off one after the other by an unknown killer.

Evaluation: I’m unsure what I anticipated when it got here to Convey it On: Cheer or Die, however I can not less than say it lives as much as the identify. As a result of there’s a metric crap ton of cheerleading, with only a sprinkle of dying. And most of these deaths are so uneventful, that it basically simply looks like a highschool theater undertaking. And by the point you see the killer’s costume, it simply additional solidifies that concept.

Cheer or Die begins within the historic 12 months 2002 the place we get to see a serious cheerleading accident that results in somebody’s dying. How did they die precisely? Falling 15 toes from the highest of the pyramid down onto the padded platform beneath. She’s useless as a doornail and we’re proven simply how foolish this film is prepared to get. We then soar ahead twenty years to the identical college and see that “stunts” in cheerleading (while you go away the bottom) have been banned. However that’s not going to cease these voracious cheerleaders as a result of goddammit, they should cheer! However little do they understand, that somebody will do something they’ll to cease them. It’s as ridiculous because it sounds

The dialogue is horrible. I’d say the one particular person that actually acquits themselves effectively is the lead Kerri Medders. She does a adequate job, and regardless of the very stilted dialogue, manages to be an intriguing lead. It was additionally good to see Missi Pyle, who has all the time been criminally underrated. She will get a enjoyable position right here, although I might have positively executed with extra of her. However pricey god, the overacting that’s occurring right here from among the different actors is simply prison. Sam Robert Muik is absolutely entertaining because the stoner however largely says bottom-of-the-barrel weed jokes.

I’m genuinely shocked that this got here from Rebecca McKendry who introduced us the great Superb earlier this 12 months. Hell even her co-writer Dana Schwartz is a author on the brand new She-Hulk present, so clearly, there’s expertise right here. However none of that reveals up on the web page. That is neither witty neither is it enjoyable in a satirical sense. In truth, it largely looks like this was a Convey It On script that was rewritten right into a horror film with the caveat of “don’t change something main.” Hell, even the kills are lame and wrapped up nearly the second they get began.

I feel probably the most ridiculous second could have been when the staff wanted to do a cheerleading transfer in an effort to escape the killer. I imply, what extra might you really need from a Convey It On horror film? You realize, apart from precise enjoyable. However probably the most ridiculous second might be in the course of the killer reveal. Whereas I clearly received’t go into particulars, I’m unsure I’ve seen a reveal fumbled so badly. There’s actually over-the-top performing and motivations that make you go “Umm…what?” I want I might have had extra enjoyable with it, however as a substitute, I simply felt actually dangerous for the folks concerned.

I’m probably not positive who Cheer or Die was made for. As a horror fan, there have been about 8 minutes of cheerleading routines that bored me to tears. But the younger those who will likely be displaying up for that, is probably not into the horror that surrounds it. It’s basically an amalgamation of issues that ought to work collectively, however don’t as a result of the filmmakers clearly didn’t know learn how to make a horror film exterior of “Have somebody killing folks.” There’s no stress, no thrills, and the one factor you’ll be anticipating is when the credit roll. As a result of the very last thing I might ever wish to do, is cheer this film on.

Convey It On: Cheer Or Die premieres OCTOBER eighth, on the SYFY Channel!

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