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A first rate, brand new British Horror from the Producers of Scum, 28 Days Later and This is England..... A young woman is held captive by a vicious killer, but why has she not been killed? Soon the darkest truth will out....
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Sophie(Holly Weston), takes four of her friends deep into the Welsh countryside to investigate the recent attacks on a farmer and some livestock. Sophie is driven by terrible traumas in her past, and some of her friends have trouble understanding her motivations. Whilst deep in the woods, trying to stave off the unwanted advances coming from John(Sol Heras), Sophie sees something move near to them and takes the reluctant John off to investigate. They reach an old monastary called St Josephs that is falling apart and go inside. After discovering a rotting sheep carcass, something attacks them. John is dragged screaming into the darkness, whilst Sophie in her haste to get away knocks herself unconscious. When she comes too she finds herself the prisoner of nervous, twitching Gavin(Stephen Walters) who tells Sophie he is trying to protect her. Sophie starts to fear that she was safer before she arrived at her current destination as Gavin's increasingly bizarre behaviour and some strange noises outside lead her to believe she is in terrible danger...
This is not a perfect film by any means. A British horror that owes a debt to 'Just Before Dawn' and many other horror films, it hardly has an original bone in its body. I have read some pretty scathing reviews for it, and whilst I think these reviews were quite unfair, they are certainly understandable.
This, I think, in the most part is due to the fact that we are experiencing a new 'Golden Age' of British horror films. Many of the recent releases have been terrific and set the quality bar very high. It's not suprising then that some films fall a little short. I do believe that if this film had been made in the early 90's, when the British horror film was an endangered species, then the reviews would have been very different.
So 'Splintered' is a film with many faults. It plays the tired 'teenagers in peril' card and also lumbers its characters with some pretty poor dialogue. It seems to be settling down to be a simple generic slasher until the story reaches St Josephs. It then changes into a far more enjoyable proposition with some great twists and turns, and although it hardly breaks new ground, the second half of the film is carried off with some style. This is in no short measure due to an excellent performance from Stephen Walters who is great as the mysterious Gavin. The character of Sophie really comes into her own too. Traumatic childhood events play a part in the motivations of not only Sophie but two other characters as well.
I found that after some pessimism I really enjoyed the film for what it was, a slasher film with a supernatural bent. I would advise anybody unsure as to whether or not to buy it, to give it a chance as they might be pleasantly suprised. I was anyway. There are also a wealth of extras on the disc. 4 out of 5
This is not a perfect film by any means. A British horror that owes a debt to 'Just Before Dawn' and many other horror films, it hardly has an original bone in its body. I have read some pretty scathing reviews for it, and whilst I think these reviews were quite unfair, they are certainly understandable.
This, I think, in the most part is due to the fact that we are experiencing a new 'Golden Age' of British horror films. Many of the recent releases have been terrific and set the quality bar very high. It's not suprising then that some films fall a little short. I do believe that if this film had been made in the early 90's, when the British horror film was an endangered species, then the reviews would have been very different.
So 'Splintered' is a film with many faults. It plays the tired 'teenagers in peril' card and also lumbers its characters with some pretty poor dialogue. It seems to be settling down to be a simple generic slasher until the story reaches St Josephs. It then changes into a far more enjoyable proposition with some great twists and turns, and although it hardly breaks new ground, the second half of the film is carried off with some style. This is in no short measure due to an excellent performance from Stephen Walters who is great as the mysterious Gavin. The character of Sophie really comes into her own too. Traumatic childhood events play a part in the motivations of not only Sophie but two other characters as well.
I found that after some pessimism I really enjoyed the film for what it was, a slasher film with a supernatural bent. I would advise anybody unsure as to whether or not to buy it, to give it a chance as they might be pleasantly suprised. I was anyway. There are also a wealth of extras on the disc. 4 out of 5
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Splintered is better than the average US horror movie: its got more content and more depth. And if it was an American production with a little known cast, it would have been on at your local multiplex - and if you were looking for a 'date movie', you'd probably gone and seen it and not been disappointed. But Splintered is doubly disadvantaged: it's not just British, but it's been made in the North West, rather than London; and so a good British movie not only fails to get released in Britain's Hollywood controlled cinemas, it hardly gets a mention in the national media which is only interested in its own back yard. The funny thing is, recent surveys show that people are getting fed up with this and that there's a growing demand for more regional British films. So if you're one of the growing number of people who are starting to hate London, watch this - and check out other films from the North West too.
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I'm a huge fan of old-school horror cinema. Franchises like FRIDAY THE 13th and HALLOWEEN entertain the hell out of me. I love the slasher genre, how those films take elements of Noir cinema, such as the damsel in distress and the mysterious killer, and give them a gore upgrade. I love the suspense, the twists and turns, the hack and slash: all of it works for me.
SPLINTERED, the first feature-length production by co-writer and director, Simeon Halligan, is by this definition old-school horror. It's a final girl movie. The set-up is familiar: five teenage friends go to the woods where a mysterious killer is known to lurk. One of the five, troubled goth Sophie, finds herself isolated and must confront her fears - as well as the ghosts of her past - in order to survive.
But there's more to SPLINTERED than meets the eye. The story flirts with a variety of tropes within the horror genre, from werewolf mythology to rape revenge. It feels very much like a film made by fans of horror for fans of horror; paying homage to the genre as much as being a strong entry in its own right.
Famed as the first UK production to use the new Red Camera technology, SPLINTERED has the look and feel of a movie that vastly exceeds its budget. The children's home where most of the action takes place provides an eerie moonlit set, albeit at times a little on the dark side to make out what's happening onscreen. Action sequences are slick and tense. Special effects are solid, use of CGI subtle and effective.
Holly Weston puts in a great performance as our leading lady. Development of the remaining cast, with the notable exception of Stephen Martin Walters' antagonist, may be light, but it's Sophie's emotionally charged journey that drives this story towards its conclusion, and the payoff is both powerful and rewarding.
The bottom line: SPLINTERED is an entertaining slasher film, packing an emotional punch more powerful than many of its peers.
SPLINTERED, the first feature-length production by co-writer and director, Simeon Halligan, is by this definition old-school horror. It's a final girl movie. The set-up is familiar: five teenage friends go to the woods where a mysterious killer is known to lurk. One of the five, troubled goth Sophie, finds herself isolated and must confront her fears - as well as the ghosts of her past - in order to survive.
But there's more to SPLINTERED than meets the eye. The story flirts with a variety of tropes within the horror genre, from werewolf mythology to rape revenge. It feels very much like a film made by fans of horror for fans of horror; paying homage to the genre as much as being a strong entry in its own right.
Famed as the first UK production to use the new Red Camera technology, SPLINTERED has the look and feel of a movie that vastly exceeds its budget. The children's home where most of the action takes place provides an eerie moonlit set, albeit at times a little on the dark side to make out what's happening onscreen. Action sequences are slick and tense. Special effects are solid, use of CGI subtle and effective.
Holly Weston puts in a great performance as our leading lady. Development of the remaining cast, with the notable exception of Stephen Martin Walters' antagonist, may be light, but it's Sophie's emotionally charged journey that drives this story towards its conclusion, and the payoff is both powerful and rewarding.
The bottom line: SPLINTERED is an entertaining slasher film, packing an emotional punch more powerful than many of its peers.
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