Synopsis
A group of sorority sisters, snowed in over the holiday break, tries desperately to survive the night as a relentless killer terrorizes and murders them, one by one.
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Cast
- Katie CassidyKelli Presley
- Michelle TrachtenbergMelissa
- Lacey ChabertDana
- Kristen ClokeLeigh Colvin
- Mary Elizabeth WinsteadHeather Fitzgerald
- Andrea MartinBarbara 'Ms. Mac' MacHenry
- Yan-Kay Crystal LoweLauren Hannon
- Oliver HudsonKyle Autry
- Karin KonovalBilly's Mother
- Dean FrissAgnes - 16 & 22 Years
Recommendations
- 50
L.A. Weekly
The flashbacks are wittily gothic, and the present-day murder scenes have the absurdist, chain-reaction intricacy of the "Final Destination" deaths. - 50
Austin Chronicle
This film is an evocative, effective entry into the holiday blood-spray subgenre in its own right. And if it doesn't make your skin crawl ... you probably ate too much Christmas dinner. - 38
Boston Globe
Silly, obvious, clumsy, and just gruesome enough to keep jaded genre fans from angrily throwing popcorn at the screen. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Like an ugly tie or a pair of slipper socks, Black Christmas is destined to be forgotten the instant it's unwrapped, gathering dust until the season rolls around again. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
There are a couple clever touches here and there, including one sequence in which the end of a candy cane has been carefully licked into a highly lethal weapon, but for the most part the accompanying histrionics feel more regressive than retro. - 25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Lazy, perfunctory and free of tension, the new version will satisfy neither the admirers of the original nor anyone looking for a gory respite from seasonal good cheer. - 20
Empire
Bad film fans will think Christmas has come early, everyone else should ask for the receipt. - 20
The New York Times
With a peephole-riddled set and a flashback-heavy screenplay, Black Christmas smothers terror beneath a blanket of unnecessary information, revealing too much and teasing too little.
