Creepy clown slasher is silly and funny in all the right ways
Occasionally Clown in a Cornfield attempts to make a little social commentary. These attempts are not particularly successful, especially when the overarching message is "listen to the young people" - nothing groundbreaking there. It also doesn't help that most of the teens are pretty insufferable and, at least from the little glimpse we're given of them, not worth listening to.
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Creepy clown slasher is silly and funny in all the right ways
Occasionally Clown in a Cornfield attempts to make a little social commentary. These attempts are not particularly successful, especially when the overarching message is "listen to the young people" - nothing groundbreaking there. It also doesn't help that most of the teens are pretty insufferable and, at least from the little glimpse we're given of them, not worth listening to.
