A sinister killer is killing couples across the country on Valentine's Day... Boston, Philadelphia, and now Seattle. Advertising executive Ally (Olivia Holt, Totally Killer) and the new guy who wants to take her job, Jay Simmonds (Mason Gooding, Fall) find themselves in the killer's crosshairs after a Valentine's Day work dinner where she ran into her ex and asked Jay to play along as her boyfriend. Can they survive this slasher's rampage of terror?
This movie tries to be two things at once... a romantic comedy, and a slasher film. In doing so, it's a watered down version of either. There is probably a way to make the two genres mesh, but this movie did not deliver. The romance was too cutesy and over the top, and the slasher portion suffered from its frequent intrusion.
It's very hard to take either half seriously when the best friend literally chains together the titles of what must be 20 different romance movies at the end, passing it off as conversation. I'm sure the writer thought they were very clever, but it just highlighted how jarring aspects of this movie were shoehorned together.
Despite two eyeroll moments, there were three laugh out loud moments, including a wayward vibrator that Ally tried to hide. I did end up scrolling my phone somewhere in the middle while they were at the police station, but it picked up again in a little bit.
The "twist" is predictable. The kills are actually inventive and fun, but they immediately have their impact lessened by Ally and Jay making goo goo eyes at each other and spouting goofball dialogue. I'd watch it again, but only on Valentine's Day to highlight my aggravation at the holiday. Three out of five bloody reusable straws. It's worth a watch, but I wouldn't pay too much for it.