"Final Girl" is a psychological thriller about a young woman who is trained to hunt down and kill a sadistic group of boys. It kind of reminds me of the movie "Hanna" but a more bloody and strange production.
Now, there isn't much to "tell" because it's just a basic and predictable series of events that takes place.
Veronica- who is played by Abigail Breslin, is a beautiful young girl who is a recruited by a man, William after her parents had died. Being only a child at the time of the ordeal, Veronica was quite understanding to the fact that sometimes people must pass on. Pleased by this, William takes her under his wing in order to train her for a very important mission to come.
Years later, we see that Veronica has evolved into a blonde beauty; a feature she uses to lure her prey. But that isn't enough! She must be well rounded in all types of defence and possible encounters in order to get the job done. Although, she may seem tough, she has a sincere innocence about her that attracts attention but she only has eyes for the handsome William.
And no! He's not using her to do his dirty work, it just so happens that this is the way the game must be played.
Regardless of their huge age gap and William's emotional unavailability, Veronica sticks to the mission in hopes that once she is successful she'll win his heart.
So who exactly is she supposed to kill? And what is this so called game? Well, it's a group of sick teenage boys by the names of: Shane, Daniel, Nelson and Jameson.
Therefore, because of the predictability, there is not much more to tell other than the fact that Jameson, who is the leader of the group couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Veronica. She is unlike anyone he's ever seen and he makes it his business to get her attention. He instructs her to look pretty because he has a lot in store for her; while completely unaware of the tricks she'll be bringing to the game herself.
The creepiest part of this movie is not the way in which the hunt goes down but rather the fact that there is no explanation for these young men's behavior. They are so freaking charming, it's ridiculous!!!
And we the audience, is left with questions rather than answers that seem to be strangely satisfying.
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