Kiernan Shipka

Olivia Holt

Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson

Kelcey Mawema

Jonathan Potts

Stephi Chin-Salvo

Anna Diaz

Liana Liberato

Charlie Gillespie

Jeremy Monn-Djasgnar

Ella Choi

Randall Park

Nathaniel Appiah

Nicholas Lloyd

Zachary Gibson

Tate Chernen

Julie Bowen

Lochlyn Munro

Kimberly Huie

Patti Kim

Tommy Europe

Conrad Coates

Brendan O'Brien

Amy Goodmurphy

Fred Henderson

Andy Thompson

Pam Kearns

Eliza Norbury

Andrew Barber

Alex Pychtin

Vanessa Prasad

Valin Shinyei

Kevin Osea

Shaira Boucher

Hannah Sarah Grills

Shahrokh Ferdowsi

Madeleine Kelders

Jeremy Gold

Greg Gilreath

Judd Overton

Jeremy Cohen

Adam Hendricks

Chris McCumber

Nahnatchka Khan

Michael Andrews

Kyle Chalmers

Jason Blum

Brian Leslie Parker

Marti D. Humphrey

Mark Noda

Terri Taylor

Tamara Gauthier

Sarah Domeier Lindo

Andy Amoroso

Simon Burnett

Alexander Sanikidze

Jussi Tegelman

Patricia J. Henderson

Biko Gogaladze

Rob Marshall

Giorgi Lekishvili

Satchel Buck Jones

Ally Conover

Sandra Couldwell

Rati Chkhetiani

Beso Kacharava

Barb Nixon

Cameron Hilts

Nilo Ghajar

James M. Jackson

Rochelle Okoye

Jen D'Angelo

Blake Anderson

Graden van Erkelens

David Lebensfeld

Sasha Perl-Raver

Brittany Spiteri

David Scott Thomson

James Michalopolous

Alan Fischer

David Matalon

Liz Kay

Antonio Gallardo

Jonathan MacPherson

Richard Brooks

Regan Kosior

Matt Rebenkoff

Rodrigo Campero

Grant Miller

Chris Dickie

Horror

Comedy

Science Fiction

Totally Killer

Blumhouse Television

Divide / Conquer

Amazon MGM Studios

Fierce Baby Productions

United States of America

Totally Killer, mixes a little 80's nostalgia, with a campy slasher flick.

Its not a bad formula and it mostly works, but only in a functional sense. That is, this film is competently done but the core cinematic elements that are supposed to help drive this film forward, are a little lacking in places.

The 80's nostalgia, one of the key ingredients, lacks flavour. That is to say, there is not a lot that speaks directly to the 1980's, save a dash of period specific music and a degree of political incorrectness, not seen in today's up tight society. I personally think they could have gone further and done a lot more, to really bring home that 80's atmosphere. 

The slasher side of this flick, is actually handled a lot better and even manages to throw in a twist, I did not seeing coming. So well done there.

Acting is above average too and that also helps to elevate this flick a smidgen above its numerous slasher film peers.Sensibly too, whilst Totally Killer, can be graphic it dodges being gruesome, which is appropriate given its black comedy vibe.

In summary, inherently watchable if you like the lighter side of horror/slasher flicks but fails to conjure enough 80's nostalgia to really make it special.

**_Return of the ‘Sweet 16 Killer’ at a town in Washington_**

A 17 years-old teen in the Great Northwest (Kiernan Shipka) is intent on stopping a masked serial killer from 35 years earlier. 

“Totally Killer” (2023) is a dynamic and amusing slasher mixed with a lot of 80s-isms. If I said more, it’d give away important plot details, which are better left discovered for yourself. Let’s just say it’s a meshing of 80’s slashers like “Sweet Sixteen” and “Halloween IV” with the fun tone of “Peggy Sue Got Married.” A plus is that it effectively adds human interest despite the campiness.

Kiernan works well as the attractive, sassy protagonist while Julie Bowen is on hand as her mother. Liana Liberato (Tiffany) and Olivia Holt (Pam) are also worth a mention.

The movie runs 1 hour, 46 minutes, was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, including The Bridge Studios in linking Burnaby.

GRADE: B+