‘The Blackening’ finds the life in its ‘We can’t all die first’ concept

The promotional line for “The Blackening” is so good — “We can’t all die first” — there was reason to fear the movie couldn’t live up to it. Yet like other self-referential horror/comedies (the “Scream” franchise come to mind), the film ably delivers on its premise, mining enough life from its satirical concept to deliver plenty of crowd-pleasing moments.

​CNN.com – RSS Channel The promotional line for “The Blackening” is so good — “We can’t all die first” — there was reason to fear the movie couldn’t live up to it. Yet like other self-referential horror/comedies (the “Scream” franchise come to mind), the film ably delivers on its premise, mining enough life from its satirical concept to deliver plenty of crowd-pleasing moments. 

Read More The promotional line for “The Blackening” is so good — “We can’t all die first” — there was reason to fear the movie couldn’t live up to it. Yet like other self-referential horror/comedies (the “Scream” franchise come to mind), the film ably delivers on its premise, mining enough life from its satirical concept to deliver plenty of crowd-pleasing moments. 

 

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