An ultra-dark, wickedly funny, and very bloody tale of high school angst. Pauline (AnnaLynne McCord) is a troubled, unwell high school rebel with dreams of becoming a surgeon. Her sister Grace (Ariel Winter) has Cystic Fibrosis and when things start to look dire for her, Pauline decides to take matters into her own hands.
AnnaLynne McCord is phenomenal and surprisingly sexy as Pauline, a trainwreck who is dealing with a dying sister, a hyper-dysfunctional family, and high school troubles. She is the star of the show here, and easily carries the film on her back. She is witty, hilarious, hot, and disturbing. There are quite a few dream sequences in which AnnaLynne McCord looks completely unrecognizable, to the point where I thought it was a different actress in those parts.
There isn't a whole lot of plot to Excision, most of the runtime is just following Pauline around as we watch the ups-and-downs of her life. While you're never really sure where the film is headed, or what the point of it all is, rest assured you will definitely be entertained throughout. Excision isn't necessarily a horror film, though it is plenty bloody and disturbing. I'd qualify it more as a super fucked up high school coming-of-age drama. Excision is akin to what you would get if you mixed Jennifer's Body, American Mary, and Ginger Snaps together. It certainly won't be for everyone, but for what it's worth, I highly enjoyed my time with it.
4 STARS
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