This is so far from the worst films I've ever seen it's not even close. Killjoy is indeed a Nightmare on Elm Street knock off, there's no denying it. What separates Killjoy from the lower garbage is it has an ambitious and respectable swagger to it. The cast, for this type of project, are pretty good. They are attractive and all put on acceptable performances. The main antagonist Killjoy, is a Freddy Krueger-ish inspired clown/demon of vengeance...or some such mission. His makeup is all well and good and his performance is what you would expect from the type of outlandish "clown prince of demons?" he is playing. There are plot holes and the plot and dialog erode considerably at the end but this little b movie with a black cast gets knocked around more then it should. It would have been easy for the characters to slip into over the top caricatures of their respective roles but everyone stays in a comfort zone convincingly well. Also I applaud the pacing, I found it crisp and moves the story along at a brisk pace....there's not a lot of "day dreaming" or time wasted. The effects are pretty terrible. More money budgeted to the effects would have probably tacked a star or 2 on most reviews. The cinematography is small screen variety, just not a lot going on creatively with camera shots or visual interest. End of the day...with 3 sequels behind it, you could do much much worse. It's an average movie by any measure and if you go in not expecting too much you should be fine.
Review of Killjoy
