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Saturday 28 June 2014

OPEN GRAVE [2013]

Sharlto Copley stars as a man who wakes up in a pit of dead bodies with no memory as to how he got there in Open Grave, a horrific mystery/thriller from Gonzalo López-Gallego (the guy who shat out Apollo 18).
The concept is mildly intriguing and with each reveal the story becomes more and more interesting, even if it all reeks of nothing even remotely original.  Fortunately the little surprises tossed in here and there somewhat hide the tired story and horrible dialogue which almost makes up for it all.
It's not a wonderful film by any means but an entertaining one for a single viewing and no more once all the twists are revealed.

2½ inconvenient places to hide one's keys out of 5

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