Mostly, it's a tightly constructed, unapologetically nasty little thriller, given depth and weight by Wallace's interpretation of a sweet woman suffering for her past.
Craig Anderson doesn't always hit the marks he's aiming for, but he certainly gives his distinctive brand of seasonal, blood-splashed mayhem a spirited try.
a calendar slasher... while there is much good humour in the script, you will not be laughing by the end at its deadly serious engagement with a moral dilemma that has plagued the culture wars of the last half-century.