Detention (2011)

Release date: 2012-04-13
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Joseph Kahn
Production Co: Detention Films (II), Syndrome Studio
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction
Rating: 5.7/10
Length: 1h 33min

Storyline

This comedy/horror movie centers about a group of teens who go to Grizzly Lake High School. When one of their classmates is killed by someone dressed up as 'Cinderhella' (a character from a popular horror movie), they all fall under suspicion, but when they all get detention, they try to work out who it is.

Plot Keywords

gay, year 2005, year 2008, reference to wikipedia, body swap, bear, suicide attempt, slasher, time travel, year 2003, year 1998, bully, teenage angst, ufo, time machine, high school, year 2011, year 1992, anorexia, man hits a woman

Short Review

Neither good enough to impress as a meta mashup of horror and comedy, nor bad enough to hoot and throw popcorn at, it slides into a gray area of unfocused ideas and unrealized potential.