I love the horror genre. It offers up so many great directions and sub-genres and when they hit their mark are a bloody good time. Director Josh Ruben recently hit that fun mark with his fun flick Werewolves Within and now is looking to do it again with his slasher film Heart Eyes starring Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins with Devon Sawa and Jordana Brewster. Could this film offer up some unique bloody fun or will it fail to find the passion for the genre?

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Heart Eyes follows the “Heart Eyes Killer” has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples for the past several years. This Valentine’s Day, no couple is safe.

 

When you are doing a slasher flick you obviously have to have a unique story that reels them in, but the most important parts are the kills and the killer itself. If they can find that special memorable look then you already have the makings for a great franchise. This one did just that with all the promotional work and the finished product looks great and menacing. The theme of Valentine’s Day has been done in the horror genre before so needed to have its unique voice and it does.

 

Sure, the film hits all the cliched tropes of the genre, but you expect that from these kinds of things. Right out the gate it wastes no time introducing two characters that you want to die, and they deliver. Much like the Scream series it kicks things off with some fun kills and lets us know the look and style of killer we are getting. As the film moves forward it does slow down a bit as we meet the