I have a friend from grade school (!!!!) who has been urging me to watch Heart Eyes. We both love horror movies, and although they have a higher tolerance for jump scares and really nasty stuff than I do, and they didn't like Midsommar (!!!?!), I tend to seek out their recommendations. It's on Netflix, for those interested.
The movie dives right into it: over the past couple of years, a serial killer has been targeting couples on Valentine's Day in different cities. Now it's February 14 in Seattle, and the ol' Heart Eyes Killer (or "HEK" for short) is at it again, making mincemeat of a couple in their tacky, staged "surprise" proposal at a local winery. The bride-to-be gets squishy in a grape press, to good effect. Oh. Spoiler.
Going on at the same time, Alli is struggling in her advertising job and her ruthless boss has brought in a ringer, Jay. Of course, just before the big meeting, Alli and Jay have a meet-cute in a coffee shop, so things are awkward. Jay asks Ally out for dinner so they can work on the replacement ad pitch and while they're there, HEK picks them out for murderin'. "But we're not a couple!" they shriek, as the maniac chases them.
Heart Eyes is pretty cute for a horror film, billed as a horror rom-com. While it isn't scary or even at all tense, some of the kills are pretty bloody. I thought the killer's mask was cool with its light-up eyes. I liked the female lead and it was nice to see Devon Sawa and Jordana Brewster pop up as detectives investigating the Seattle HEK murders, in callbacks to some late 90s/early 00s horror (Final Destination and The Faculty, respectively.
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