It's that time of year—this gaudy slasher from the early aughts starred Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, and Marley Shelton, and follows a group of female professionals in San Francisco who are stalked by a killer in a cupid mask. It was unsurprisingly ripped to shreds by critics, but I have always thought it was an unabashedly fun movie with some great visuals, over-the-top murder scenes, and gorgeous cinematography. Most of the characters are raging cunts, aside from Shelton's and the goofy Jessica Cauffiel's, but they're all still somehow likable. Boreanaz is at peak sexiness here. Katherine Heigl, who gets butchered early on, infamously claimed after appearing in it that she'd "never done a horror movie before". I've always thought the opening credits sequence was exceptionally done.

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February 15, 2023 8:01 AM

It's fun, but not groundbreaking. I was very excited when Shout Factory put out a Blu-ray.

Great musical score.

And it's Boreanaz's only wide release film

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February 14, 2023 4:15 AM

It's on Tubi. Maybe I'll give it a shot.

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February 14, 2023 4:18 AM

R2 It's a lot of fun. It's not groundbreaking like Halloween or Black Christmas, but it's fun. One of the better Scream knockoffs.

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February 14, 2023 4:19 AM

Saw it in the theater when it first came out. It's campy fun

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February 14, 2023 4:21 AM

Denise Richards's death scene is great. I agree R1, the musical score is fantastic and haunting.

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February 14, 2023 4:26 AM

I always get a kick out of the scene where Marley Shelton loses water in her apartment while showering and has to rinse the shampoo out of her hair in the toilet bowl.

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February 14, 2023 4:33 AM

What happened to Jessica Cauffiel? She seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. She hasn't acted in almost 15 years. I always thought she had a bubbly, frenetic energy onscreen that was fun to watch. I'm surprised she didn't have a bigger career.

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February 14, 2023 4:47 AM

[Quote] Katherine Heigl, who gets butchered early on, infamously claimed after appearing in it that she'd "never done a horror movie before".

Wasn't she in one of the Chucky movies? Or maybe that was later on? 🤔

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February 14, 2023 9:02 AM

I remember it being described as a typical slasher movie meets Melrose Place, which seems pretty accurate

Denise Richards even appeared on a few episodes of Melrose Place

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February 14, 2023 9:36 AM

R9 Bride was before Valentine. And she had a much bigger part in Bride.

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February 14, 2023 4:58 PM