
Sixty-five years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called 'moonlight murders' begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely high school girl, with dark secrets of her own, may be the key to catching him.... (Full plot summary below)
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Sixty-five years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called 'moonlight murders' begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely high school girl, with dark secrets of her own, may be the key to catching him.
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| The Film StageBill GrahamWhile its tone wildly varies, when it comes to the glut of horror remakes, it's a slight step ahead of the standard batch. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanRegardless of the identical title, "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" isn't some pointless Xerox copy of its '76 predecessor, but a dynamic, atmospherically shot thriller with a perceptive knack for time, place and methodically mounting unease. |
| The SkinnyChris FyvieDutch angles, dual-focus, dream sequences and at least one belting tracking shot invoke B-movie masters in a film that's way more stylish and thoughtful than one might expect. |
| Total FilmMatt GlasbySlasher smarts with guts and heart. Town is no Scream but it’s still one of the most entertaining, enterprising remakes in recent memory. |
| Times (UK)Wendy IdeNot a straight remake of the 1976 cult horror movie, The Town That Dreaded Sundown is more a self-referential homage that takes the original film's legacy and embellishes it. |
| Glenn DunksGlenn DunksThe Town that Dreaded Sundown is perhaps the first of its kind: it is both a sequel and a remake, and in both cases it improves upon its original. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeThis tediously metatextual exercise conjures few inspired jolts of its own. |
| The PlaylistDrew TaylorWhile The Town That Dreaded Sundown is ambitious and supremely weird, it fails to cohere into something more resonant. |
| Observer (UK)Jonathan RomneyWith its small-town atmospherics, a juicy supporting cast of character players, plus Addison Timlin's personable, plucky "final girl", this Town is pulled off with polished, enjoyable brashness ... |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessKnowledge of the first film probably helps, but it's a nifty little genre experiment nonetheless. |