Trick Review: Halloween Night Killer Takes Out Many A Small Town Denizen In New Slasher Flick

Trick is a new slasher movie from Patrick Lussier, director of My Bloody Valentine 3-D and editor of the Scream franchise. It has clear aspirations to be the new recurrent horror franchise, with its villain Patrick “Trick” Weaver at the center, a killing machine who defies death at every turn. What the viewer sees can’t necessarily be believed though, and we watch to see if the detective and sheriff investigating the case can find out who Trick really is, where he came from and how they can put a stop to his murderous ways.

Trick first kills at a high school party, offing a half dozen classmates. He is stabbed and taken to a hospital, where he escapes captivity. Detective Mike Denver proceeds to shoot him, and all seems well and over with until someone returns the next year and kills more people, utilizing Trick’s M.O. This keeps happening every Halloween, taking us up to 2019. Denver has left law enforcement but is haunted by the killer that got away. He waits for Trick’s return and hopes once again that this will be the year he can finally get him for good, or die trying.

Omar Epps plays Denver and becomes more world-weary as the days play out and Trick evades capture. You feel for his character as more innocents die each year, and he is unable to stop the merciless murders. Tom Atkins makes a welcome appearance as a badass, shotgun-toting local diner owner who runs a Halloween horror movie marathon and doesn’t take any guff from anybody.

It sounds funny to say, but the real star of the movie is the Halloween setting. Like Mike Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat, the pervasive fall and spooky vibes make the film a comforting watch for any fan of the holiday, regardless of the constant killings. Nothing else screams autumn as much as curling up with some warm apple cider and watching a bunch of teens and cops get dispatched by a slasher villain. It warms my cold, black heart to no end.

While it likely fails at achieving franchise status, I wouldn’t be surprised to see horror fans revisit Trick in future years, around the Halloween holiday. It has a fun factor, from its over the top, sometimes complicated kills to its villain’s true form, that make it an enjoyable viewing experience worth replicating.

Recommended if you liked: Saw, Halloween: Resurrection, My Bloody Valentine 3-D

FINAL GRADE: B

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