Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Movie; Shallow Ground (2004) Caution; Spoiler Alert

Shallow Ground

 Shallow Ground (2004) Poster

Came out; 2004
Time; 97 Minutes

Watched on; DVD

Rating; R for strong violence and gore, nudity and some language

IMDB Rating; 5.1
Rotten Tomatoes Score; 67%; Average Rating 5.8/10, Reviews Counted 6; Fresh 4; Rotten 2. 33% of people liked it

Caution; Spoiler Alert


Synopsis; A naked teenage boy covered in blood appears at a remote sheriff’s station one year after the brutal unsolved murder of a local girl. Now Sheriff Jack Sheperd, guild ridden over the girl’s murder, must confront his own demons as he desperately searches for the boy’s true identity and possible victims. Little does Jack realize that he has started down a path that will bring him face to face with an unthinkable horror. Before sunrise the living will pay for the pain the dead have suffered.


Staring;
Timothy V. Murhpy as Jack Sheppart
Stan Kirsch as Stuart Dempsey
Lindsey Stoddart as Laura Russell
Patty McCormack as Helen Reedy
Rocky Marquette as Boy

Thoughts;
This movie was a little strange. The “horror” aspect was excellent with the gore. The story line was good, however not something that could actually ever happen. The “naked” boy covered in blood was really good, I just don’t understand why he had to be naked. Along with the women that were seen hanging, I’m not sure I will ever understand why we need nudity in horror films, I don’t think it makes or breaks the film and can be done without. It’s been proven in other movies.

The problem that I have is, the old lady would not have been able to pull any of this off by herself. She wouldn’t have been strong enough and second, while the Sheriff is in her home, which seems to be a bed and breakfast, why didn’t he notice the smell? That would have been a really stinky place and based on true life events we’d know that the smell would have seeped outside.

All in all, it was good. It wasn’t brought to light until the end what was really happening so it did keep you guessing.



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