I went into Detention having no idea what the movie was about. My girlfriend had wanted to see it and told me that it was an 80's style teen slasher, with comedy elements. Nothing about that sounded bad.
Within minutes it was obvious the makers of this movie were trying REALLY hard to achieve... something. I'm not sure exactly what that something is, so without knowing that it's difficult to tell if they achieved it or not, but I'm fairly certain they failed. I have seriously never thought to myself 'wow, these guys are really trying here' in a movie before this one, ever. That's probably not a good thing either.
This movie is like the result of putting Donnie Darko, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, and Scream into a blender. Now, you might think that sounds good, because (especially if your tastes are anything like mine) you may think that all those movies are great, and therefore a mixture would be good too. However, I also like cheesecake, steak and Spaghetti Bolagnaise. I'm fairly certain if I put all of those into a blender, I wouldn't enjoy the result. The result would be a disgusting mess; much like this movie.
I can't really fault the acting in this movie, and the 90's 'retro' elements (Hanson, oh yeah!) were fun. Also, some of the ideas seemed to be on the right track, and like I said, they obviously really were trying to make this into something special and VERY occasionally they pulled something off. So I can't give it no stars. That is unfortunately the only praise I can give this movie.
The story lines (not 'storyline', because to say this has a singular coherent story would be a lie) are just insane messes, and while you'll keep waiting for things to 'get good', the only reward you'll get for continuing to watch this movie is that it'll get more and more confusing. I can't really give too much away without spoilers - so I'll just say this 'what the hell???'
So in closing, I would recommend this movie if... every other movie is erased from the face of the Earth. It was painful.
Within minutes it was obvious the makers of this movie were trying REALLY hard to achieve... something. I'm not sure exactly what that something is, so without knowing that it's difficult to tell if they achieved it or not, but I'm fairly certain they failed. I have seriously never thought to myself 'wow, these guys are really trying here' in a movie before this one, ever. That's probably not a good thing either.
This movie is like the result of putting Donnie Darko, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, and Scream into a blender. Now, you might think that sounds good, because (especially if your tastes are anything like mine) you may think that all those movies are great, and therefore a mixture would be good too. However, I also like cheesecake, steak and Spaghetti Bolagnaise. I'm fairly certain if I put all of those into a blender, I wouldn't enjoy the result. The result would be a disgusting mess; much like this movie.
I can't really fault the acting in this movie, and the 90's 'retro' elements (Hanson, oh yeah!) were fun. Also, some of the ideas seemed to be on the right track, and like I said, they obviously really were trying to make this into something special and VERY occasionally they pulled something off. So I can't give it no stars. That is unfortunately the only praise I can give this movie.
The story lines (not 'storyline', because to say this has a singular coherent story would be a lie) are just insane messes, and while you'll keep waiting for things to 'get good', the only reward you'll get for continuing to watch this movie is that it'll get more and more confusing. I can't really give too much away without spoilers - so I'll just say this 'what the hell???'
So in closing, I would recommend this movie if... every other movie is erased from the face of the Earth. It was painful.