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Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

Rate: 1
Viewed: 5/25

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5/25: Urban Legends: Final Cut never lives up to its title.

Last time, there was a lot of emphasis on urban legends. Not that it made the movie good, but at least, try to make sense in terms of title selection. Here, we have a run-of-the-mill slasher picture that can't stop being low in energy. It's highly doubtful Alfred Hitchcock would be pleased about having his name used in such dreck.

Jennifer Morrison, a Julie Stiles lookalike, is among the major downfalls. She's in nearly every scene, but who cares about her character Amy? As a result, everybody else disappears for a long time that I've forgotten the existence of them. By the time they return, death is imminent to keep the body count running. No matter what happens, the black female cop always appears on time.

Hard to overcome is the poor editing. Many scenes are totally random. Sometimes, there are big jumps from one moment to another. For example, Amy looks up to see the killer climbing down, and the next shot has her just behind him midway. Another is when she entered a simple storm drain and it turned out to be an elaborate system, replete with flashing lights, that's befitting of a major city. How about when Amy was examining a reel of Travis' film and then she's on the road waving at Toby to stop driving?

Of course, the premise makes no sense after the killer is revealed and explains why. It's even hard to imagine him wearing the silly fencing mask beforehand. The whole Travis/Trevor deal is stupid as well. I can tell it's the same actor playing both roles. If there's anything I'm surprised by, it's the appearance of Marco Hofschneider as Simon because he's famous for playing the Holocast survivor in Europa Europa.

All in all, Urban Legends: Final Cut sends out a strong signal that the slasher genre has been thoroughly exhausted.