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* CriticalBacklash: Despite sweeping the Razzies at its time, the film received some reevaluations along with special screenings during the late 2010s and early 2020s. Some critics appreciate its {{Giallo}}-inspired surrealism, and intriguing premise that reflected Lindsay Lohan's real-life plight. They blamed the movie's failure on the backlash from tabloids around the actress's fallout at that time.

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* CriticalBacklash: Despite sweeping the Razzies at its time, the film received some reevaluations along with special screenings during the late 2010s and early 2020s. Some critics appreciate its {{Giallo}}-inspired surrealism, and intriguing premise that reflected Lindsay Lohan's real-life plight. They plight of that time period. Many defenders of this film have blamed the movie's its failure on the backlash from tabloids around the actress's fallout at that time.Lohan's then-fallout.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The conversation about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_pain phantom pain]] can be amusing to fans of ''VideoGame/MetalGear''. Dakota gets a mechanical arm just like Big Boss!
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* CriticalBacklash: Despite sweeping the Razzies at its time, the film received some reevaluations along with special screenings during the late 2010s and early 2020s. Some critics appreciate its {{Giallo}}-inspired surrealism, and intriguing premise that reflects Lindsay Lohan's real-life plight. People blamed the movie's failure on the backlash from tabloids around the actress's fallout at that time.

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* CriticalBacklash: Despite sweeping the Razzies at its time, the film received some reevaluations along with special screenings during the late 2010s and early 2020s. Some critics appreciate its {{Giallo}}-inspired surrealism, and intriguing premise that reflects reflected Lindsay Lohan's real-life plight. People They blamed the movie's failure on the backlash from tabloids around the actress's fallout at that time.
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[KnifeNut Douglas Norquist]] is the SerialKiller plaguing New Salem. Kidnapping [[WouldHitAGirl young women]], Norquist holds them captive for weeks while [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing them]] before he murders them by [[BuriedAlive burying them alive]]. Norquist is especially fond of burning his victims with dry ice and amputating fingers or even limbs, a fate that befalls Aubrey Fleming who is left buried alive after weeks of agony.]]

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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[KnifeNut [[spoiler:[[PsychoKnifeNut Douglas Norquist]] is the SerialKiller plaguing New Salem. Kidnapping [[WouldHitAGirl young women]], Norquist holds them captive for weeks while [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing them]] before he murders them by [[BuriedAlive burying them alive]]. Norquist is especially fond of burning his victims with dry ice and amputating fingers or even limbs, a fate that befalls Aubrey Fleming who is left buried alive after weeks of agony.]]
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[KnifeNut Douglas Norquist]] is the SerialKiller plaguing New Salem. Kidnapping [[WouldHitAGirl young women]], Norquist holds them captive for weeks while [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing them]] before he murders them by [[BuriedAlive burying them alive]]. Norquist is especially fond of burning his victims with dry ice and amputating fingers or even limbs, a fate that befalls Aubrey Fleming who is left buried alive after weeks of agony.]]
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* CriticalBacklash: Despite sweeping the Razzies at its time, the film received some reevaluations along with special screenings during the late 2010s/early 2020s. Some critics appreciate its {{Giallo}}-inspired surrealism, and intriguing premise that reflects Lindsay Lohan's real-life plight. People blamed the movie's failure on the backlash from tabloids around the actress's fallout at that time.

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* CriticalBacklash: Despite sweeping the Razzies at its time, the film received some reevaluations along with special screenings during the late 2010s/early 2010s and early 2020s. Some critics appreciate its {{Giallo}}-inspired surrealism, and intriguing premise that reflects Lindsay Lohan's real-life plight. People blamed the movie's failure on the backlash from tabloids around the actress's fallout at that time.
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* CultClassic: Following some critical reevaluations it received during the late 2010s/early 2020s, the film developed somewhat of a cult following.

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* CultClassic: Following some critical reevaluations it received during the late 2010s/early 2010s and early 2020s, the film developed somewhat of a cult following.

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* CriticalBacklash / CultClassic: Despite sweeping Razzies the following year after the film, the film received some reevaluations along with special screenings during the late 2010s/early 2020s, and developed somewhat a cult following. Some critics appreciate its {{Giallo}}-inspired surrealism, and intriguing premise that reflects Lindsay Lohan's real-life plight. People blamed the movie's failure on the backlash from tabloids around the actress's fallout at that time.
* FauxSymbolism: All around, particularly the overuse of [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience the colors red and blue]], but the real deal goes to the owls. Owl is on a branch, owl is the school mascot, owl pops up in a creepy mirror, etc..

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* CriticalBacklash / CultClassic: CriticalBacklash: Despite sweeping the Razzies the following year after the film, at its time, the film received some reevaluations along with special screenings during the late 2010s/early 2020s, and developed somewhat a cult following.2020s. Some critics appreciate its {{Giallo}}-inspired surrealism, and intriguing premise that reflects Lindsay Lohan's real-life plight. People blamed the movie's failure on the backlash from tabloids around the actress's fallout at that time.
* CultClassic: Following some critical reevaluations it received during the late 2010s/early 2020s, the film developed somewhat of a cult following.
* FauxSymbolism: All around, particularly the overuse of [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience the colors red and blue]], but the real deal goes to the owls. Owl is on a branch, owl is the school mascot, owl pops up in a creepy mirror, etc..etc.



%% * NauseaFuel: The torture scenes, especially the one involving dry ice.

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The torture scenes, especially scenes of the killer targeting their victim's limbs. Special mention goes to the one involving dry ice.ice, to cause the victims to lose their limbs via frostbite.
** [[spoiler:As non-sensical as the justification for how Dakota lost her limbs at the same time when Aubrey loses them (that they're twins who are really ''just that'' synchronized), the scene in which Dakota loses her fingers in her dressing room after the killer provokes frostbite on Aubrey is really revolting.]]
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* NauseaFuel: The torture scenes, especially the one involving dry ice.

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%% * NauseaFuel: The torture scenes, especially the one involving dry ice.
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* {{Narm}}:
** "Let's win this one for ''Jennifer Toland''!"
** [[spoiler: The killer's death is significantly ruined by the [[https://youtu.be/Y2NvHlEhf1k?t=13m33s goofy]] expression he has on his face when Dakota stabs him in the neck.]]

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{{Narm}}: "Let's win this one for ''Jennifer Toland''!"
** [[spoiler: The killer's death is significantly ruined by the [[https://youtu.be/Y2NvHlEhf1k?t=13m33s goofy]] expression he has on his face when Dakota stabs him in the neck.]]
Toland''!"

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* TheWoobie: Aubrey, ''big time''. She's just an average high school girl who gets kidnapped and savagely tortured. [[spoiler:She likely would've suffocated from being buried alive if Dakota hadn't found her in time, and her torturer/attempted murderer turns out to be her own piano teacher. Her ordeal, as well as finding out that her life was built on a lie and that the man she grew up believing was her father is dead]], will likely leave her with a ''lot'' of trauma to deal with.

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Aubrey, ''big time''. She's just an average high school girl who gets kidnapped and savagely tortured. [[spoiler:She likely would've suffocated from being buried alive if Dakota hadn't found her in time, and her torturer/attempted murderer turns out to be her own piano teacher. Her ordeal, as well as finding out that her life was built on a lie and that the man she grew up believing was her father is dead]], will likely leave her with a ''lot'' of trauma to deal with.

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