* AwesomeEgo: Jessica is just magnificently self-centered and is LoveToHate for most.
* CrossesTheLineTwice:
** Upon seeing Megan's corpse in the shower - and she's been dead eight months - Jessica's reaction?
--> "Oh, she looks ''terrible''."
** Ellie is also not there when the corpse is discovered, and we get a DelayedReaction complete with a comical offscreen scream when she does finally see it.
* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Jessica. Seriously she displays a good few sociopathic tendencies given that it's her idea to cover up the murder, she [[spoiler: kills Garrett without a second thought and attacks Maggie for supposedly sleeping with her boyfriend]]. Add her snarking at every situation involving the killer.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Chugs the HardDrinkingPartyGirl and TheLadette was quite well-received, and it's actually [[spoiler: sad to see her as the first one to go]].
** Mrs. Crenshaw, who is played by Carrie Fisher, wielding a shotgun is considered by some the ''only'' reason to watch the movie.
** Claire, for being played by the beautiful Creator/JamieChung and coming across quite sympathetic.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** The film quite blatantly rips off ''Black Christmas'' (both the [[Film/BlackChristmas1974 1974]] and [[Film/BlackChristmas2006 2006]] versions) with its characters - and the girls now being harassed by an anonymous killer. But TheReveal [[spoiler: that Andy is the killer]], and does so in a black fraternity robe, is hilarious in hindsight of ''Film/BlackChristmas2019'' - which makes the villains evil frat boys.
** [[spoiler: Creator/JulianMorris murders Jamie Chung]]. Fast forward to ''Series/OnceUponATime'' where this time [[spoiler: he sacrifices himself to save her]].
* JustHereForGodzilla: Creator/CarrieFisher with a shotgun for some.
* LesYay:
** During the toast, Chugs declaring "Ellie, I love you because you're always there to help with homework. You're like a spellcheck with a nice rack". And later, her reaction to Megan being given fake CPR ("That's hot").
** The way Ellie acts towards Cassidy can be construed as this, constantly finding excuses to be with her, and doing things like having her put their Theta Pi bracelets on each other.
* MisaimedFandom:
** Chugs, for her unapologetic skankiness and snarkiness.
** Not to mention Jessica. [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative]] [[RichBitch rich]] [[AlphaBitch Alpha Bitch]] with a [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk heart of pure bitch.]] She's also the one responsible for the entire prank and is completely unapologetic for her role in Megan's death. She's also [[EnsembleDarkhorse a major fan favorite.]]
* MorePopularReplacement:
** Jessica is considered a better AlphaBitch than Vickie of the original.
** Mrs. Crenshaw is likewise preferred to Mrs. Slater. Although to be fair, they're [[InNameOnly completely different characters]] - only sharing the similarities of being the housemother.
* NarmCharm: The film is extremely cliched and by-the-numbers, and descends into self parody at the halfway mark. But there are plenty of people who enjoy it for those reasons.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Kyle [[Film/VampiresSuck has better luck with girls elsewhere.]] [[spoiler:Probably less luck with ''surviving.'']]
** Jamie Chung was known for ''Series/TheRealWorld'' at the time, but has since established herself as an actress with ''Film/SuckerPunch'', ''Film/PremiumRush'', ''Series/OnceUponATime'', ''{{Series/Gotham}}'' etc.
* TheScrappy: Megan's little sister, Maggie. In a film that has no shortage of funny, witty dialogue, her lines tend towards the tryhard end (yet are treated as epic owns); a shaky performance from the actress doesn't help.
* SugarWiki/SheReallyCanAct: After a string of generic roles in {{Teen Drama}}s and {{Made For TV Movie}}s, Leah Pipes embraces the ridiculous nature of this movie and has a ball playing the AlphaBitch Jessica. Her hilarious performance is a highlight of the film.
* SoBadItsGood: The film strangely becomes DenserAndWackier halfway through, completely destroying all tension, but also becoming quite enjoyable - particularly Jessica's deadpan reaction to finding Megan's corpse and all the ridiculous twists and {{Red Herring}}s. It's far more entertaining as a (somewhat) unintentional comedy than a straight horror.
* TheWoobie: Ellie (to those who don't find her fragility annoying) and Garret (who more or less went insane due to Megan's death, and is seemingly only cared about by his unreliable older sister).

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