The Final Rose is a 2022 American murder mystery film about a killer who is targeting contestants on a reality TV show.
Directed by Tim Cruz (Starting Up Love; Secrets at the Lake) from a screenplay co-written with Blake Rutledge. Produced by Stan Spry and Eric Scott Woods.
The Cartel Pictures production stars Christina Masterson (Starfish; Truth or Dare; Toxic Shark), Brytni Sarpy, Robert Palmer Watkins, Roger Howarth, Brittany Underwood, Robert Adamson, Brian McGovern, Carrie Alexander, Josh Server and Alonzo B. Slater.
Plot synopsis:
A young single mother named Jess (Christina Masterson) arrives on a remote island to compete on ‘Love at Last’, the number one dating show on TV. Her quest for a romantic encounter becomes a fight for survival when she discovers that a mysterious killer is slaying the contestants, one by one…
Reviews:
” …I see the potential for jealous contestants to become a murderous place where a stalk and slash killer can have his or her way with the contestants. This is totally the kind of movie that could play on Lifetime years ago. The writing is quite good, way better than a made-for-streaming movie should be, skewering everything in its way.” B&S About Movies
“The Final Rose feels like those typical trashy Hallmark/Lifetime thrillers – only this one cranks up the slasher angle and the gore effects to take to the next level. It’s still a trashy movie though… But to be fair it does have to match the trashy atmosphere of the reality TV shows it aims to emulate. Plus the film captures the grottier aspect of the slasher movies of the 80s.” 3 out of 5, Nerdly
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Release:
The Final Rose was released on Tubi on October 14, 2022.
Technical specs:
1 hour 31 minutes
Aspect ratio: 2.35: 1
