Dear god, this is such a bad movie. I don't even know why I had it on my watchlist. Inspired by the real life rampage of Elliot Rodger that happened in 2014 it has had it's release delayed due to outrage over it's production. While I do not agree that this was necessarily just, it was probably the best for everyone because this is one of those "inspired by" that can be reduced to "something bad could also happen near me" with superficial motivations. Not renaming the movie was a stupid decision because the director has made some really bullshit statements about what this was going to be about.
"Del Playa" turns out to be an uninspired slasher that fails at it's job... I thought of shutting it off in the first minute where you hear one of the worst acted screams in cinema history. The focus for most of the movie lies with his desired spouse and her campus live so if it couldn't get any more generic then IDK. The backstory is quite cringey with an extra dose of edge added. _"Asking the hard questions"_ the director decided on a visionary direction for the future killer that is unrequited love, bullying and trouble at home. But it's not like this matters all that much since there is a monologue from him later on as well as a voiceover by one of the victims in which they're throwing more possible motives at you. Once the killing starts it doesn't really amp up either... the bad guy moves and fights quite autistic and all the kills are super dark (where you can tell nothing is put on screen) or offscreen. When it's not then still terribly edited (which is a running theme). The climax (happens on Halloween ;;;)) is also of the super "special" kind of dumb.
I could rant on about the music and all but let me just reinstate that this is a **bad slasher flick** and has NOTHING to do with Elliot Rodger.