★ 3.5 stars ★

content warnings:

Spoiler

murder, torture, body horror, gore, skinning, scalping, animal slaughter, classism, sexism, sexual harassment, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, fatphobia

Okay fine this was really entertaining in the most disturbing way. I'm definitely not going to watch the movie anytime soon, but I'm always glad to increase my cultural literacy.

I was pleasantly surprised by the portrayal of the female lead and her dynamic with her roommate at Quantico, and the repeated protests that transsexual individuals [this is not the current preferred terminology, but it is the label used by the characters] are not predisposed to violent crime ... though it must be acknowledged that the bar is in hell, and there is still [period-typical] rampant ableism and queerphobia. Plus, of course, violence and gore/ horror and a lot of things that I generally do not like but knew to expect going into this one.

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CONVERSION: 9.2 / 15 = 3.5 stars

Prose: 5 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 6 / 10
Emotional Impact: 6 / 10
Development / Flow: 8 / 10
Setting: 6 / 10

Originality / Trope Execution: 3 / 5