Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

Kind of a variation from the other Urban Legends, which, as I recall, was a human killing kids on campus in the style of common urban myths, this one is about the rather p'o'ed spirit of a girl killed 35 years prior to the current events of the movie.

Interesting note: the guy dying in the tanning booth by being burned to a crisp . . . reminded me of Final Destination 3 in which both girls were sizzled by being electrocuted in tanning booths. I don't think I'm going to go to a tanning salon anytime soon. Truly.

Film seemed to take a lot of inspiration from The Grudge. Makes this one, stylistically, definitely a product of its time.

All in all, if you want to see a teen horror movie with a little gore but not overly much, this one's a safe bet. (and to elevate my status as "film critic" I will elucidate by saying that this film is "safe" in that it does nothing truly new or adventurous, either by way of story, plot, or effects)

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