Sorority Row

9/11/20091h 41m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The sisters of Theta Pi are dying to keep a secret. ~

Overview:

When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and never speak of it again, so they can get on with their lives. This proves easier said than done, when after graduation a mysterious killer goes after the five of them and anyone who knows their secret.

Director:

Stewart Hendler

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$12,500,000.00

Revenue:

$27,206,120.00

Key words:

graduation
remake
sorority
serial killer
slasher
accidental death
killer
sorority house
axe

Cast

Briana Evigan

~ as ~

Cassidy Tappan

Leah Pipes

~ as ~

Jessica Pierson

Rumer Willis

~ as ~

Ellie Morris

Margo Harshman

~ as ~

Chugs Bradley

Audrina Patridge

~ as ~

Megan Blaire

Julian Morris

~ as ~

Andy Richards

Carrie Fisher

~ as ~

Mrs. Crenshaw

Jamie Chung

~ as ~

Claire Wen

Matt O'Leary

~ as ~

Garret Bradley

Maxx Hennard

~ as ~

Mickey Donaldson

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 5 year(s) ago
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Wannabe edgy slasher “remake” with distasteful characters and shaky cam

During a sorority party in the Pittsburgh area a student accidently dies. Those involved in the prank-gone-wrong make a pact to cover it up, but during graduation eight months later members of the agreement start showing up dead and it becomes clear that the killer knows their macabre secret.

“Sorority Row” (2009) has the same plot as “The House on Sorority Row” (1982), but the story & characters are totally different. I heard good things about this slasher, but was disappointed. Don’t expect the worthwhile ‘remakes’ of “My Bloody Valentine” (2009), “Black Christmas” (2006), “The Fog” (2005), “Fright Night” (2011), “House of Wax” (2005) or “Friday the 13th” (2009).

What’s wrong with “Sorority Row”? There’s too much faddish shaky cam, which gets annoying; and the outdoor colors are faded, which is also annoying. The cast of females is decent, with Rumer Willis (Ellie), Briana Evigan (Cassidy) and Caroline D'Amore (Maggie) standing out (Audrina Patridge’s role is too small to note), but the wannabe edgy tone makes it hard to warm up to any of them. It doesn’t help that the directors don’t know how to photograph women.

In addition, the ending “reveal” is unconvincing and unsatisfying. There are other eye-rolling problems, like why Maggie would stand in front of car and risk death for no ostensible reason.

The movie runs 1 hour, 41 minutes, and was shot in the Pittsburgh area as follows: Homestead, Crafton (interiors), Washington (aerial views) and Soldiers and Sailors Museum and Memorial (graduation scenes).

GRADE: C-