Clown in a Cornfield

Clown in a Cornfield will never be ranked among the classics of our time, but there are aspects of it that are worthy of admiration.

Good old-fashioned slashers never get old for horror fans as long as they’re done right, and Clown in the Cornfield is like a fresh splatter to the head, with a smile.

It becomes clear that there’s just not enough meat on the bones of Craig’s film to justify all the dismemberment.

Some fun intergenerational warfare, clever genre nods and a generally sharp script enliven what could have been a bog-standard slasher movie.

It benefits from a strong central protagonist’s performance, but is simultaneously let down by a screenplay that collapses under the slightest bit of scrutiny. Clown in a Cornfield simply isn’t as smart as it needs to be in order to prove that it’s more than its title.

Chaos ensues, dozens of better movies are ripped off, and despite a few fun kills, it leaves you feeling not very much of anything.

You might be wondering if “Clown in a Cornfield” is at least scary. No, it’s not, and it’s not trying too hard to be.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Não é apenas como entrar em um milharal sinistro (a primeira cena já mostra a que veio), mas é brincar com as gerações, resgatando a atmosfera dos anos 1990 e inserindo-a em um contexto que reforça discursos conservadores contemporâneos. Nesse sentido, o filme funciona nas partes em que há mais falatório e consegue segurar as pontas para as mortes, que embora muito apressadas, não nos poupa de sangue. Competente a que se propõe, com o tal núcleo jovem de sexualidades diversas. A motivação, se pensar bem, não faz sentido nenhum, de modo que tudo é pretexto para alimentar nosso sadismo. Faz bem, sem inovar.

Clown in a Cornfield doesn’t break new ground, but it delivers exactly what genre fans expect — blood, chaos, and a few clever jabs at generational divides. While the kills aren’t particularly inventive and the social commentary grows heavy-handed, the film maintains enough charm and energy to stay afloat. With a likable cast and a knowingly ridiculous tone, it’s a fun, if forgettable, slasher ride.

'Clown in a Cornfield' is a Gen Z slasher desperately trying to distinguish itself in a saturated environment, but cheap scares, basic comedy, and too much filler prevent it from doing so. Eli Craig resorts to meta-referentiality to try to inject wit into the script, but the trick only amounts to a couple of hackneyed jokes. The gore isn't anything special either; 'Terrifier' does it better. In short, it's a film whose twist attempts to inject substance with a satirical discourse about nationalism and the staleness of older generations; the problem is that it doesn't do anything interesting with it.

Dix minutes de film, une bande d’ados insupportables… et hop, j’étais déjà dans l’équipe des clowns tueurs. ​Tiktok: Roro22