BAD APPLES

Bad Apples Movie Review

Two girls terrorize a neighborhood on Halloween night--the people they are seeking out are those who do not celebrate this sacred holiday...they must be fans of Sam. The primary focus in the movie is a young couple who just moved in, and we know their new house will inevitably be the location for the final battle. This low budget film from 2018 is brought to us by Bryan Coyne, who acts as the writer, director, and producer--as is always the case when a one-man-band puts together a movie, there is practically no budget, but don't be scared off by that. Coyne takes a very traditional approach to this film--this certainly isn't a ten-cent CGI mess. The girls are creepy, even if their masks remind me of a bit more sinister version of those from Sugar & Spice.

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While the girls do look spooky, the slow moving of the head is WAY overdone. Seeing this the first time or two was cool, but it becomes predictable and less scary each time they do it. There is little tension built for most of the scenes--it's more the girls show up, kill, tilt their heads, and move on. This repeated recipe only varies when we make it to the finale. The cast isn't terrible, which is kind of surprising considering the budget--you'll probably even recognize one actor, Richard Riehle, a man who has almost 400 credits to his name. Some credit must also be given to Coyne for writing the two lead characters so well--you could almost believe Brea Grant (Halloween II) and Graham Skipper (Carnage Park) really ARE a couple. After some intense moments, and a rather silly/disturbing visual from the final fight, we get a scene that ties the opening sequence to the rest of the film, and makes us wonder if we really have seen the end of this story. Bad Apples is a nice little cheap horror flick that is probably a bit better than it should have been.

On A Scale Of One To Ten: 6

Bad Apples Movie Trailer