Review #315: Dead End (2003)
The Twelve Slays of Christmas #1 - Dead End (2003) Watch it here on Tubi! Well, we're back! And this time it's with a horror film I've seen many times. Dead End is a story about a dysfunctional family driving down a secluded road at night on their way to a Christmas party, when things start to get... creepy. The road goes on forever without any turns or crossroads, they keep passing the same landmarks, the only other car they ever see is an ominous black car that shows up when something tragic happens. There's a bit more to it than that, but the movie takes some twists and turns (unlike the road, amirite) that I really think are best experienced while watching it for the first time. I don't think this is a perfect movie, so I'll get the negatives out of the way right now: the writing in here is pretty ham-fisted and as unsubtle as can be. The characters all hate each other, and are clearly all one unfortunate event away from blurting out long-kept secrets. The s...