Cutting Class is billed as a dark horror comedy, but there's nothing very scary or funny in it. Instead, it's really only notable for being one of Brad Pitt's first feature films and for having a bunch of Wall of Voodoo songs on the soundtrack. And I also suppose for being at least one nail in the coffin of the 1980's slasher movie trend.
Donovan Leitch co-stars as a high school student who spent five years in an insane asylum for killing his father. Martin Mull (the film's only real comedic relief) is the district attorney who helped put him away. And Jill Schoelen is his daughter, who he leaves alone for a week so he can go hunting, imploring her to do her homework, not have any boys over, and definitely not cut class. She does all three.
When students and staff start disappearing and dying, the insane asylum alum is of course the number one suspect. But is he really a killer? Or is he being set-up? It takes way too long to get to that answer, and by that time, its neither surprising or scary. Aside for a few interesting shots, including one of a face behind a water cooler that's genuinely creepy, if completely preposterous, the movie is just very, very basic.
I watched Cutting Class on Peacock.
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Watched back in 2019. Had heard about this one for years, but was never super excited to watch. Finally did, and ... eh. Just nothing special. Seems to border some warped reality in the way characters act and react to things, but never goes enough into that zone to matter.
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