“Happy Death Day” (directed by Christopher B. Landon), to sum it up, is a slasher version of Groundhog Day. A college student named Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) relives her birthday, the day she dies, over and over again. She wakes up every morning with another chance to find out the identity of her pig-baby masked stalker who is responsible for her death.

The only problem is that the pig is her school’s mascot and Gelbman has more than one suspect.

Gelbman is a self-conceited character who screws everyone over, so it’s no wonder why her suspect list is full of everyone she’s wronged. The suspects include clingy exes, a nemesis roommate, the revenge seeking wife of the professor she has an affair with and the serial killer who ironically escapes from a hospital the day Gelbman dies.

Although Gelbman is able to advance toward the identity of her killer, she also gets weaker every day, suffering from internal bruising, desperation and hysteria. The only one able to help her through the midst of this terror is her hipster classmate Carter (Israel Broussard).

At 96 minutes, the film builds up a budding romance between Gelbman and Carter and also stuffs the viewers with countless scenes of sorority girl drama, providing for a humorous plot as opposed to the blood and gore in the beginning of the movie.

“Happy Death Day” is essentially another cliche college slasher movie with stereotypical characters. The ‘whole waking up and reliving the day’ plot isn’t anything unique, but the chemistry between Gelbman and Carter leaves audiences to pine for the two to stay together.

The film is PG-13, pointing more toward younger audiences who more easily gobble up the story line rather than denoting a more serious and trivial plot. This horror-hysteria movie would be a fun casual date or hangout with friends, however it’s not worth watching twice. The movie deserves 6 out of 10 stars for its refreshingly fun scenarios and easy-to-follow story.