INITIATION (2020) is another modern-day slasher film with an '80s throwback feel, at least in terms of the plot. It starts off with a brutal murder and turns into a familiar murder mystery as various kids are bumped off by a killer wearing a mirrored mask. There's very much a modern, even cutting edge angle here, with cliques and houses, misogyny and social media adding a dark angle to the unfolding crimes, but my main problem was with the wafer-thin unappealing characters and the typical bland performances. The murders are certainly bloody and played out in brutal style, but the whole thing feels very bland and seen-it-all-before to me. Lochlyn Munro and Yancy Butler are two of the older actors in the cast. I caught it on Prime.
Review of Initiation
