The film is about a killer who goes after couples on Valentine’s Day. The movie stars Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, Yoson An, and Jordana Brewster.

I enjoyed Heart Eyes.  It’s a good and fun slasher movie. It doesn’t reinvent the genre, but it is fun. It’s a basic premise that mainly centers on Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding who play Ally and Jay respectively. The film is fast paced and doesn’t go on for too long. Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding have good chemistry and really make the movie work. I think if they didn’t do that good of a job or if their characters were unbearable, it would have made the film harder to sit through.

Heart Eyes is a slasher movie but is also considered a horror comedy. There are similarities to Scream which was influential in turning the slasher genre on its head blending both horror and comedy. Mason Gooding has also been apart of the Scream franchise starring in Scream 5 and 6 and will return for Scream 7. The Heart Eyes Killer is a little similar to Ghostface from Scream as well as a dozen other killers in these types of movies.

The movie moves fast and that’s a good thing. It sets up the premise from the opening scene and it doesn’t take too long until the killer sets their sights on the main characters. Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding stand out together and on their own. Mason Gooding really shines. He is very good at being charming and likeable and could wind up becoming the next Ryan Gosling down the line.

There is a good balance between the horror and comedy aspects. Not every horror movie blends that balance well or as well as Scream. There is a twist ending so to speak when it comes to the reveal of the killer. It is a nice little twist and fits the movie.

There is also a mid-credit scene as well.

Heart Eyes is a fun slasher movie that does its job. It isn’t anything unique or widely different, but it is one of the better horror comedies around and is a solid Valentine’s Day horror movie. The movie wouldn’t have been as fun if it weren’t for the strong chemistry between Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding, who do a great job carrying the film.