Reviews — April Fool's Day
Audience write-ups from TMDB
Wuchak
A group of college students on the verge of graduation gather at a secluded island mansion in the Pacific Northwest, a property one of them is set to inherit. Their celebration quickly turns deadly as they are targeted and killed off individually. The central question becomes: who’s responsible for these attacks? "April Fool's Day," released in 1986, falls into the familiar cabin-in-the-woods horror category, thou…
JPV852
It's a diverting horror film, though its plot points are fairly easy to anticipate, and I still managed to enjoy myself while watching. The group of actors involved was acceptable; Thomas F. Wilson, who is recognizable now, stands out. I’m not certain where it ranks within the spectrum of holiday-themed horror films, but it earned my approval. **3.75/5**
John Chard
A gathering of college friends finds themselves targeted and eliminated at a remote house… It's genuinely entertaining—Fred Walton, Frank Mancuso Jr., and Danilo Bach playfully engage with the fascination for slasher movies that was prevalent in the eighties, creating a horror film filled with dark humor. Filmmakers attempting to satirize the genre often miss the mark, but this one succeeds. It’s not groundbreakin…

