Hack! (2007)

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You probably haven't heard of writer/director Matt Flynn's HACK!, but rest assured there is a good reason for that. There's something to be said for having a large enough set of stones to disregard traditional rules of making films; I'm not really sure what that something is. In the case of this film, perhaps, it is: don't. HACK! (as in Saw, get it?) is a lazy casserole of better films and not only is it more than happy to be completely unoriginal, it takes a certain pleasure in constantly reminding you what films are being ripped off as it goes along.

Nerdy but hot Emily (Danica McKellar of Wonder Years fame) organizes a class field trip to a nearby island in order to investigate the local flora and fauna for extra credit. Cliché runs amok on the ensuing boat trip, as Emily sparks a connection with the popular yet sensitive football player, while the rest of the "teenagers" (including a big dumb jock and a horny foreign exchange student) demonstrate their knowledge of pop culture for no discernible reason.

Eventually, of course, people have to start dying. Cue the creepy owners of the island, Vincent King (Sean Kanan) and Mary Shelley (Juliet Landau). Outwardly, they seem as adorable and inviting as can be. They're even horror movie buffs ...

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