{"id":2735,"date":"2012-04-12T05:56:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T12:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2012-04-12T05:56:45","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T12:56:45","slug":"detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=2735","title":{"rendered":"”s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\u201cDetention\u201d may be the first movie in cinematic history in which every line of dialogue, every scene and character, plot twist and location is a direct reference to another movie.<\/p>\n

The ultimate pop culture in-joke that lives and bleeds teen flicks from the eighties and nineties. There\u2019s even a \u201cJust One of the Guys\u201d quote in there if you listen closely. And while this whirlwind of a horror\/sci-fi\/comedy is a blast if you speak the language, something gets forgotten as the movie speeds along. \u201cDetention\u201d never decides what it wants to be or gives us a line of dialogue to call its own that the next generation can riff on. This Hipster Horror is almost all homage.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say there isn\u2019t plenty for the new generation of Horror geek to chew and spew over.<\/p>\n

There is someone running around Grizzly Lake High killing students. (As seen in \u201cScream\u201d) Not only is the murder axing her victims, she\u2019s doing it while dressed as a movie monster named Cinderhella (As seen in \u201cScream 2\u201d). Cinderhella ties her prey to chairs and lets killing devices that are strapped to poor prom queen\u2019s heads do the dirty work (As seen in \u201cSaw\u201d Part One through Whatever).<\/p>\n

Our hero is Riley Jones (Shanley Caswell who, according to IMDB has a Snow White project on the way. Seems that every starlet must have one these days) who has inappropriate feelings for cool kid Clapton (Josh Hutcherson) who is dating out-of \u2013his-league pretty girl Ione (Spencer Locke) (As seen in \u201cSome Kind of Wonderful\u201d).
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\nOut of frustration, the creepy principal, played with vigor by Dane Cook, puts our love triangle in detention (?) along with various other suspects who may or may not be the one behind the Cinderhella fa\u00e7ade (As sorta seen in \u201cThe Breakfast Club\u201d). Then the plot loses its mind and a time\/space traveling bear becomes very important to the future (and past) of the children of Grizzly Lake.<\/p>\n

First time director Joseph Kahn comes from the world of video directing and his break neck pacing makes this more than obvious. While the \u201cScream\u201d and John Hughes influence is obvious, \u201cDetention\u201d is most reminiscent of the bizarre films that Gregg Araki made in the nineties, especially \u201cThe Doom Generation\u201d and \u201cNowhere\u201d. Kahn also holds a heavy debt to \u201cDonnie Darko\u201d.<\/p>\n

This is ADD theater that is aimed, laser beam focused, on the post MTV generation that is used to communicating via three symbol text messages that convey complex thought.<\/p>\n

The only thing going against \u201cDetention\u201d when it comes to morphing into a cult classic is that the entire thing feels it WANTS to be a cult classic and that can backfire. I found it worthy though and the hope is that \u201cDetention\u201d finds an audience. Preferably an audience that doesn\u2019t have to be on Peyote to fully appreciate it but that may be asking too much.<\/p>\n

Now since \u201cDetention\u201d is all homage, I would like to make my own reference to the 80s and end this review in the style of one of the masters: Mr. Joe Bob Briggs.<\/p>\n

Outstanding kiddie carving. One breast. 12 dead bodies. 16 gallons blood. One time-traveling bear. Two decapitations. One arm decapitation. One High School Inferno. Gratuitous \u201cDonnie Darko\u201d reference. Gratuitous Space Aliens. One prom queen slasher flick-within-a-flick murderer. A Ron Jeremy cameo. A smart Asian Kid cameo. A Goth Indian Kid cameo. A filibustering Canadian Kid. A Drive-In Academy Award nomination to the kid from \u201cHunger Games\u201d for slumming it.<\/p>\n

A Bloody \u201cBreakfast Club\u201d. Three Stars. DVD Pinson says check it out.
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