‘Heart Eyes’ Review: A Breezy Rom-Com Slasher That Slices and Dices With Charm
variety.comCourtney Howard Though “Heart Eyes” hits a rough patch in its initial minutes, opening on an obnoxiously over-the-top influencer couple performing their Pinterest-perfect proposal, it quickly soars once a killer cupid’s arrows start flying, setting audiences up for exactly what they came to see: murder and macabre merriment.
Director Josh Ruben, along with screenwriters Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy, craftily concocts a sweetly sinister genre mashup, blending romantic comedy tropes with slasher movie fodder.
Those core elements function in concert surprisingly well, playing like “They Came Together” meets “Scream” and “Scary Movie.” Thoroughly self-aware (perhaps to a fault), stocked with self-reflexive gags and gorily-orchestrated kills, the picture is endearing with its delightfully zippy charms.
Twenty-something marketing executive Ally (Olivia Holt) still hasn’t gotten over her ex-beau in the months since they broke up.
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