Monster Party starts off with three teenage/twenty somethings deciding to rob a house party which they are supposed to cater at. They have been committing similar crimes on a smaller scale but one member of the group needs a substantial amount of money to pay off his fathers gambling debts. The problem with their plan is that they are attempting to rob a family of serial killers who are hosting their annual party celebrating the fact that they and their friends are handling their addictions and not killing people. Unfortunately one of the killers falls off the wagon so to speak and mayhem and bloodshed ensue.
The idea for the movie was promising although reminiscent of movies like Don't Breath and Get Out (both of which are much better). The problem is that whilst the movie starts off well enough it has tissue paper thin characters who make inexplicable and illogical decisions and the overall result is a cliche of a movie. The acting ranges from competent to cheesy. The fact that the family has a facially disfigured sociopathic son locked in the basement also drags the movie down further and makes it look like something out of Wrong Turn and not a sophisticated group of killers trying their hardest not to kill. Then there is the issue when the killer family and their friends start taking each other out for a very dubious and badly explained reason. Ultimately the movie explains almost nothing about the main characters or their motivations.
Overall a mess that could have been a cool horror movie but ended up being a string of cliches that is forgettable. A weak 4 out of 10.
The idea for the movie was promising although reminiscent of movies like Don't Breath and Get Out (both of which are much better). The problem is that whilst the movie starts off well enough it has tissue paper thin characters who make inexplicable and illogical decisions and the overall result is a cliche of a movie. The acting ranges from competent to cheesy. The fact that the family has a facially disfigured sociopathic son locked in the basement also drags the movie down further and makes it look like something out of Wrong Turn and not a sophisticated group of killers trying their hardest not to kill. Then there is the issue when the killer family and their friends start taking each other out for a very dubious and badly explained reason. Ultimately the movie explains almost nothing about the main characters or their motivations.
Overall a mess that could have been a cool horror movie but ended up being a string of cliches that is forgettable. A weak 4 out of 10.