When young Jessica Anderson is abandoned by her father at a Russian ballet school, she is understandably annoyed. It seems as if her father will do anything to get her off of his hands, including bribe the man in charge of the school's management, Anthony (Robert Englund). In fact, the only reason she's accepted into the academy is because she bares a strong resemblance to his once young and beautiful Svetlana - who is now wheelchair bound and running the school for young women. Nevertheless, Jessica begins to make new friends, who all happen to be better dancers than she. One by one these friends are picked off, and until the third girl dies, no one but the audience knows what is going on. (Jessica only has speculations) Who is behind all of the killings, and why? It seems obvious that whoever it is wants Jessica to dance for the St. Petersburg Ballet Russe, but why her?
This flick may not be the most original, but I still find it entertaining. I'd call it a cross between the slasher version of Phantom of the Opera and Susperia, both films I enjoy greatly as well. I found the acting decent, no worse than many other slasher films - Englund is great as usual. The deaths were nice too, I found them inventive and different. There isn't any gore,and only some T&A (but probably enough to satisfy a male viewer in that respect). It's cheesy and it's fun, and there is even a twist ending(which you probably can guess not too far into the movie if you are paying attention...).
Overall, a cheesy but fun little slasher flick that I enjoy. It's hard to get your hands on a copy though - so check used copies on Ebay or Amazon.com. Worth a watch for any Englund completest.
This flick may not be the most original, but I still find it entertaining. I'd call it a cross between the slasher version of Phantom of the Opera and Susperia, both films I enjoy greatly as well. I found the acting decent, no worse than many other slasher films - Englund is great as usual. The deaths were nice too, I found them inventive and different. There isn't any gore,and only some T&A (but probably enough to satisfy a male viewer in that respect). It's cheesy and it's fun, and there is even a twist ending(which you probably can guess not too far into the movie if you are paying attention...).
Overall, a cheesy but fun little slasher flick that I enjoy. It's hard to get your hands on a copy though - so check used copies on Ebay or Amazon.com. Worth a watch for any Englund completest.