Until Dawn
Until Dawn
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
stuhannaford reviewedJuly 3, 2025
Idea, great. Execution, not so great. I’ve not seen or played the game it is inspired by, but I’m guessing it’s a case of another failed conversion. For this kind of film to work, you really need one or both of the following to succeed. Either a heavy reliance on an intriguing and in depth backstory or lore, or enough inventive violence and action to cover the story issues, i.e. a gorno along the lines of Saw or Hostel. Unfortunately, the deaths are quite run of the mill by modern standards, neither toe curling nor built on tension. The enemy is fairly one dimensional, and although the premise offers such promise, it isn’t explored in any real depth, which feels such a waste. It all feels very accidental, as opposed to finding resolutions and answers, and there is some very lazy skipping. Get an hour glass and time yourself Until you Yawn… probably more exciting in itself.