Boltneck really does give off 80s vibes which to me is a plus. The horror comedy aspects, the high school setting, even the dumb jocks and the brainy nerd all call back to older movies with similar themes and stories.

The movie is fun though. A couple of jock style bullies accidentally kill a goth kid and the brilliant teenager uses a brain transplant to bring him back to life in a Mary Shelley-esque scene. Only the brain belonged to a criminal and that is when the fun really starts.

This is not a great movie, but I found myself enjoying it for the really good cast here. You can see that they all seemed to have fun making this movie.

The acting and dialogue was solid and there were a couple of genuinely tense scenes, especially the attempted robbery of the food van.

This might not be a film for everyone but it is an enjoyable popcorn movie that doesn't pretend to be anything else.