"What have these balls got to do with it?"
_A Blade in the Dark_ is a very slow, whodunit slasher movie. The acting is pretty bad. The characters are annoying. The dialog is terrible, but, at the same time, some of the most unintentionally funny I have ever heard - more than once I asked myself if this was supposed to be a comedy.
There is a twist ending, which was already spoiled by another reviewer here, but I understand how the coding works, so...
[spoiler]It is painfully obvious what the twist is going to be from the first scene. Maybe it's just because I watched this in 2022, and I'm conditioned to respond to "they wouldn't be able to make this today" movies. Not only was the twist apparent to me from the beginning, but also that the killer was Michele Soavi was very clear. This movie, man, this is what SJWs are whining about with _Sleepaway Camp_. I could actually understand why people might be offended by this one, fair enough. A little immature, but I get it. Just goes to show SJWs don't watch enough movies. A bit of a rant, I'll move on.[/spoiler]
Just in terms of movie making, this is boring, and the kills are minimal. I was more entertained by the bad writing. This really is one of those have some friends over, eat some snacks, and share a laugh, kind of horror movies. Seriously, I laughed so hard during one part, I had to hit pause, because I couldn't focus on what else was going on.
Unless you're a diehard connoisseur of bad slasher movies, don't bother with this one. It has some good music, but that's it.