HEART EYES

A serial killer known as HEK (heart eyes killer) stalks and kills couples only during a 24 hour period on Valentine's Day. The interesting twist is the killer moves from city-to-city, never staying long enough to be captured. This year he (or she) has chosen Seattle where advertising executive Ally (Olivia Holt) is fighting to salvage her job after being responsible for launching a poorly received ad campaign. Freelancer and wunderkind Jay Simmons (Mason Gooding) is brought in for damage control. The 2 attempt to rework the campaign, only to get mistaken for a couple and are now within HEK's crosshairs. Holt actually gives a strong, and at times b*tchy, performance while Gooding is there to provide the eye candy for the female gaze. He's polite and respectful but also comes across as too much of a pushover. The couple works well together and their chemistry is easily believable. The body count on this isn't too high and the film isn't overly grotesque either. I really liked the fact the killer strikes different cities as it just opens up the playing field that much more. To my surprise, the couple is supported by detectives Jeanette Shaw (Jordana Brewster) and Hobbs (Devon Sawa), both veterans of the horror genre who were missing from most of the marketing. It's a decent enough horror film that I had some fun with even though I'm still digesting the reveal. I wish this holiday could get better horror movies though as my favorite is still 1981's MY BLOODY VALENTINE. 6/10