Then again with a film as good as Josh Ruben’s “Heart Eyes,” everyone’s a winner. Ruben is the director of the brilliant 2021 horror comedy Werewolves Within, hands down t

But as romance blossoms between the two, horror kicks in as they become the target of the Heart Eyes killer, a hulking maniac who travels the country slaughtering lovers, disguised behind a mask with heart-shaped eye holes that glow red.

With the exception of horror flicks featuring icons like Freddy Kruger, Michael Myers, or Jason, slasher movies tend to have a “whodunit” aspect to them as the protagonists and audience try to figure out the identity of the killer underneath their mask.

In the winking rom-com slasher “Heart Eyes,” a serial murderer in a mask that resembles a demented emoji thrives on offing lovebirds in brutal, punny fashion. Take one look at the obnoxious duo whose staged proposal sets the scene for the film’s opening massacre and you can’t blame the killer for pouncing from the bushes,