Review of the film ‘Gator Face’ (2026)
This story happens in Florida, land of beaches and wetlands. Three girls on holiday travel to a lonely beach, and when they head back to their car, their find one of the old houses next to the beach showing a painted phrase that was not there before: ‘3 DEAD INSIDE’. Naturally, they decide to take a look, or else the film would finish at the 5 minute mark. This is a slasher, a sub-genre from the horror film where there is not mystery but just a fearsome killer chasing the victims with unsophisticated weapons. Blood is shown, although not really that much. The titular Gator Face is a tall, muscular man covering his face with an alligator mask. And real alligators appear, worshipped by Gator Face and fed with the freshest meat. The protagonist, chased by Gator Face, finds a van much like Scooby Doo’s, crewed by two boys and two girls. Gator Face chases the five into Florida’s wetlands, where they search for help. The direction from Padraig Reynolds is good, with right camera mov...
