Review of Silent Night, Deadly Night

Let down your guard, your critical nature, and your expectations and you might find this a pleasure to watch. It's cheesy and bad, but in that adorable way that 80's slasher films tend to be. There's sex where it's not necessary, a soundtrack that would make sense only to someone who couldn't hear it, and almost every line is a foreboding bit of dialogue. To contrast the killings, director Sellier chooses to portray Brian as the perfect child, going so far as to have him turn down a sip of alcohol because he packed a quart of milk for lunch. Anyways, watch it one night on cable, or if somebody else rents it. You will be fine if you go your entire life without seeing ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night', but if you accidentally come across it stick around, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Rating: 23/40