Starting off in 1991 in classic slasher-movie style with a party of somewhat old-looking youths drinking, smoking weed and having sex that ends in inevitable tragedy in the nowhere America small town of Kettle Springs, the action then jumps forward to present day as new-girl-in-town Quinn and her classmates (the usual mix of unashamed stereotypes) face local legend Frendo the clown as he comes to life and starts picking them off in grisly efficient Final Destination-style ways. Performed and delivered with a confident energy (from the director of 2010's criminally underrated Tucker and Dale vs Evil), the film takes the well-worn slasher genre and offers a pure and very effective piece of entertainment for its fans. The mid-point twist (signposted earlier in the film if you pay attention) offers a great reveal and changes the trajectory of the film to good effect. Clown In A Cornfield is no meta-self-aware-almost-parody horror, as the filmmakers show they know their genre and their audience and simply deliver in a very entertaining manner.
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