The Sorority (Movie Review)
★ 1/2
When Isabel (April Cook) is told that her older sister committed suicide on the campus of the college she was attending, she doesn't buy it. But since the incompetent local cops refuse to investigate further, April decides to enroll in the same college, live in the same dorm room, and take the same classes her sister took in the hope that somehow she'll manage to find out what really happened. Eventually, she discovers a sinister sorority with supernatural powers that murders anyone who refuses to join their ranks.
The Sorority (2005) was made for an absurdly low $700, and although I would've guessed it cost ten times as much, it still bears many of the hallmarks of a bad, micro-budget horror movie.
It's got a few good things going for it, though. The cast is generally good, especially April Cook as Isabel, L. Michael Burt as her love interest, and Peter Washington as the mysterious Dr. Drake. Also, the title and basic premise are the sort of thing I'm surprised hasn't already been made by Hollywood. After all, anything with the word "sorority" in the title promises to have some sexy babes, if nothing else. Hence, big budget snoozers like "Sorority Row " and "Sorority House Massacre ."
The movie never really delivers, though. It's never particularly scary, or sexy, or funny. The sets, special effects, and makeup are cheesy, the editing is clunky, the videography (The Sorority was shot with a Canon Z45 consumer-grade camcorder) is mediocre, and the fight choreography is just plain awful. As for the script, well... it's hit-or-miss. There are a few decent one-liners, and a nice plot twist toward the end, but generally it's not that interesting.
The bottom line: for $700, it's not half bad, and as a filmmaker, I have some respect for it. It's got a big cast, and there's a lot going on, so it must have been extremely difficult to produce. But for a typical movie-going audience that only cares about what ends up on the screen & doesn't give a hoot about the effort it took to make it, I can't recommend this movie.
When Isabel (April Cook) is told that her older sister committed suicide on the campus of the college she was attending, she doesn't buy it. But since the incompetent local cops refuse to investigate further, April decides to enroll in the same college, live in the same dorm room, and take the same classes her sister took in the hope that somehow she'll manage to find out what really happened. Eventually, she discovers a sinister sorority with supernatural powers that murders anyone who refuses to join their ranks.
The Sorority (2005) was made for an absurdly low $700, and although I would've guessed it cost ten times as much, it still bears many of the hallmarks of a bad, micro-budget horror movie.
It's got a few good things going for it, though. The cast is generally good, especially April Cook as Isabel, L. Michael Burt as her love interest, and Peter Washington as the mysterious Dr. Drake. Also, the title and basic premise are the sort of thing I'm surprised hasn't already been made by Hollywood. After all, anything with the word "sorority" in the title promises to have some sexy babes, if nothing else. Hence, big budget snoozers like "Sorority Row " and "Sorority House Massacre ."
The movie never really delivers, though. It's never particularly scary, or sexy, or funny. The sets, special effects, and makeup are cheesy, the editing is clunky, the videography (The Sorority was shot with a Canon Z45 consumer-grade camcorder) is mediocre, and the fight choreography is just plain awful. As for the script, well... it's hit-or-miss. There are a few decent one-liners, and a nice plot twist toward the end, but generally it's not that interesting.
The bottom line: for $700, it's not half bad, and as a filmmaker, I have some respect for it. It's got a big cast, and there's a lot going on, so it must have been extremely difficult to produce. But for a typical movie-going audience that only cares about what ends up on the screen & doesn't give a hoot about the effort it took to make it, I can't recommend this movie.
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