the urban legend franchise return with this straight to dvd installment but this time a supernatural spin be add to the series . while it a decent idea and unfortunately and it do not work . the main problem be that you never really get the sense that anything supernatural be go on to begin with . in the final destination film all the death be make to look like freak accident yet you always know that they weren not just accident but that something supernatural be at work . it be the complete opposite in this movie . despite constant reminder that the ghoulish mary might be lurk about and most of the death still seem like they really be just freak accident . a if they weren not the result of something eerie but instead the result of extreme stupidity on the character part . it do not help that the majority of the victim be thin stereotype ( dumb jock and their air head girlfriend ) . basically and i never felt like mary be much of a threat . storywise and the film leave a lot to be desire . for one and there no relation between this film and the previous two ul film which be disappoint . even final cut and which have a new story and a new set of character be still somehow connect to the original urban legend . also and the script for bloody mary felt disjoint at time . it like they be more concerned with get from point a to point b without much consideration to story . for example and a subplot early in the film where the jock suspect a character of seek revenge because of a prank just go nowhere and be forget after a few minute . and then there be a bunch of seemingly important character introduce during the first half of the film only to be forget during the second half and a if they never exist . on the acting side and the cast be barely okay . in the grand tradition of b film and the heroine ( kate mara ) be the only one who show any sign of promise with the rest of the cast display community theater performance . especially ed marinaro who apparently never learn to act after his buff body and good look fade away . this movie be an obvious attempt at try to revive the ul film by add element from such thriller a the ring and the grudge . but take idea from other film shouldn not come a a surprise for this series since the first two urban legend be ripoffs of scream and scream 2 ( what next . an urban legend set in a hostel . ) . that wasn not entirely a bad thing since out of the dozen of scream ripoffs and the ul film be the only good one . they be fun and they add their own unique spin . sadly and the same can not be say for bloody mary which do nothing fun or unique with the premise . and it certainly never come close to be eerie or creepy like the ring or the grudge for the reason mention above and the supernatural element wasn not establish well enough and mary be nowhere near a scary or even interesting a samara or kayako . she come across more like a angry goth girl with bad make up . the film could have work if they have a director who could have make mary scene more chilling and atmospheric but instead theyre just dull and uneventful and predictable . one of the film big offense be that it completely betray the title . the film have nothing to do with the actual legend of bloody mary or what she supposedly do when summon . rather than base the film on true bloody mary legends they come up with a lame story of their own involve a prom from 1969. i do not hate the movie like i thought i would but i also do not enjoy it as much a i should have . i will say that bloody mary be at least worth check out for the spider scene alone . that be the film one true highlight .