Rotten
Director Paul Lynch seems to capture the spirit of the genre here, but spends a little too much time setting up each murder, thus eliminating some suspense.
Variety Staff, Variety
Prom Night
If you're not back by midnight... you won't be coming home!
1980 · 1h 33m · R
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Paul Lynch
Overview
At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years prior.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
45%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Why do people go to these movies?
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Because it's quite easy to figure out the killer's identity by simply keeping track of who is off screen a lot, much of the movie is just vamping for time.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
If you forget motivation, the visual trick-or-treat of slow revenge is entertaining enough.
Time Out
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