Hook (2025) Movie Review

Hook – Movie Review

First Reaction – Hook is a fun late-night slasher.

Director: Andrea M Catinella

Writer: Harry Boxley (Screenplay)

Cast

• Kelly Rian Sanson (Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey 2)
• Stephen Staley (Cinderella’s Revenge)
• Keith Eyles (Mouseboat Massacre)
• Charlotte Jackson Coleman (Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare)

Plot: After murdering John Darling and losing his hand to Peter Pan, Lily the daughter of Peter and Wendy, now will face carnage from the drug induced revenge seeking James Hook, her biological father, until he marries Wendy Darling.

Runtime: 1 Hour 13 Minutes 

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Hook starts when Lily (Sanson) is preparing for her 18^th birthday. Her friends, Carly (Adebajo), Pepper (Desmond), Syd (Farrell), Salt (Tosini), Noah (Shangazhike) and Jamie (Miller), have arranged a party for her. However, she learns that her father isn’t her father after receiving a message from an anonymous person.

It casts a shadow over the weekend, but her real father is a killer, Hook (Staley), and he has escaped. He has returned for his daughter and to kill anyone who doesn’t accept him.

Verdict on Hook

Recap

The movie follows a teenager preparing for her 18^th birthday. However, a shocking truth comes to light as her real father has returned and is out for revenge. He attacks her friends before letting his true intentions be known.

Best Parts

We have seen a lot of the public domain projects turned into horror movies. This one takes the wacky idea of pixie dust transforming people and turns it into a nightmare. From a pure slasher point of view, it works nicely and the killer is created to use their weapon more often than random weapons. We get a more entertaining slasher, without going over the top or doing anything to rival the best out there.

Worst Parts

If you have started getting tired of the public domain horror movies, this isn’t going to make you think about giving them another try. Elsewhere, it can feel rushed in the 2^nd half of the movie.

Final Thoughts –Hook is a fun, wacky public domain horror movie.