I couldn’t imagine too many viewers deciding to watch this insidious movie all the way through besides friends and family of all involved, even then that may be pushing boundaries of loyalty. At least writer – director Bilal Kalyoncu and fellow filmmakers got it made and out there, a feat in itself for any micro budget feature.
I certainly sensed alarm bells as a karaoke version of Whisky in the Jar, played on the soundtrack near the start.
The story of college students of some description, particularly scholarship recipients nearing their graduation and a finale party to say goodbye. There’s a bully called Andre (Elia Berthoud) leading his pack of three fellow useless gang members that hate spoiled kids, or as they put it ‘the rich’. Since childhood these individuals have hated the rich, supposedly drummed into them by parents.
The eccentric quartet hyped up on lines of nose candy take delight in crashing the party.
Swerving into the backyard celebration late, disrupting the dancing by the tables, stealing half full drinks as they pass by guests who quickly start evacuating as these ferals make their presence known.
Intentions to kidnap, tie up and torture a certain group of friends that stupidly remained at the party are out into fruition with an extra hostage, the weirdly sleazy older owner of the house where the gathering was being held.
Andre alongside his crew have flashbacks that apparently justify the sinister actions at play, at some point when they were young that ‘rich people’ hurt them mentally. Tied up in a circle the prisoners are taunted and hurt to extremes and even further including an absolutely awful hanging.
The latter kill is conducted by the maniacal feminine, bleach dreaded Adam (Adem Yilmaz) complete with a Paul Stanley of Kiss painted star over one eye as he prances around one of the hostages that he’s dragged into another room.
His objective is the shuffle cards giving his victim one of three choices of death.
In a thankfully short running time, there’s three scenes of cars reverse parking and pointless bookends with an incarcerated character enjoying a meal whilst facing death row.
Acting is by a unique cast, all seem to be at least trying, I think? Berthoud is totally bogus as chief villain Andre, maybe modelling himself on Stegman (Class of 1984) would have helped, his look is somewhat similar.
Or, making his gang actually threatening instead of powderpuffs also would assist in suspense levels. Having anti-rich-people flashbacks is stupendous.
Wide bulging eyes expressing terror by one tied up student is unintentionally hysterical as a hand held camera circles. Unknown talent David Christian as Alex is good, the outcast in the victim group, has potential better roles ahead.
The Final Party is repetitive, ridiculous, embarrassing which turns to agitation. By the time two w hipping scenes are inserted late in the film, I’d checked out.
Maybe there’s an audience out there for this and I completely miscalculated.
★ 1/2
Available on Digital Download in UK 1st December 2025 /Adem Yilmaz, Elia Berthoud, Michelle Deniz Rinehart, David Christian /Dir.Bilal Kalyoncu / Trinity Content Partners / 15
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