Iniciação

Even it seems as a basic horror movie located in a campus where sorority guys and girls are getting killed,it's not like that. I have to admit that there were some basic elements in the movie, but it was good. The kills were really good (even though the bodycount was low). The characters were good too. The casting was just fine. By the way, the ending scene was a little weird.

Trailer looked interesting, but the movie was nothing new. Just a slasher, no extraordinary acting, story, complots, not even the reveal of the killer.

Don't understand all these high scores to be honest. Feel like they all watched another movie.

This movie couldn't decide if it was a drama about on campus sexual assault or a suspense or horror or what. The horror took too long to actually get started and once it did it wasn't really worth the wait.

Initiation tries to blend social commentary with decently gory kills in a somewhat ambitious slasher flick. Director John Berardo (co-writing with Brian Frager and Lindsay LaVanchy, who plays the protagonist) doesn't have a complete hold over his material, however, there's just about enough for slasher fanatics to give it a viewing. The elements in favour of Initiation include its progressive storytelling approach (in the #MeToo era), the neat inculcation of social media to disclose important plot points, and at least a couple of intriguing kills. The aspects that didn't work so well include the lack of depth in the characterization of the murder victims, a not-so-effective twist, and leaving more questions open than answered in the end. Nonetheless, Initiation falls in that zone between totally forgettable and cult classic - it's a relatively safe zone as a slasher - but as a piece of cinema, its shelf life may be much less.

Give it a bit of a chance and it has an okay payoff. It is not spectacular, but is a decent Friday evening watch with the wife.