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Edgy Australian horror-thriller set within an inner city storage facility. When 17 year-old Jimmy begins to work at a storage facility, it seems to have that nearly every customer has something to hide. But when he sees evidence being hidden inside a red drum, Jimmy soon finds that when you start down a dark road, it s impossible to turn back. A very atmospheric movie and setting that evokes the claustrophobic fear of The Descent and reminds of Freddy Krueger s famed Boiler Room in Nightmare on Elm Street.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This reminds me of the first time I saw Dead Calm. I was blown away by the exceptional entertainment, acting and direction. This is yet another example of astoundingly good Aussie cinema. Beginning with a sweet moment between 'Jimmy' (Matthew Scully) and his Dad, it swiftly moves into a traumatically violent mugging and Jimmy finds himself moving in with his uncle Leonard, a kindly 'good bloke' and ex-soldier who runs a storage facility where customers can leave all their junk or secrets locked away safely.
With pretty but rebellious colleague Zia his only distraction, it's not long before Jimmy's curiosity gets the better of him and he chances across a customer he's convinced is hiding evidence of a murder. But how can he get around the rules that prohibit him from looking in the storage unit? And how can he convince anyone, including his Uncle, that he's not imagining things?
Storage benefits from very likeable and natural performances that help enhance the credibility of everything in the screenplay, and main actor Matthew Scully looks like a likeable cross between 'Final Destination' star Devon Sawa, and James McAvoy. It's also filmed with a terrific flare for tension, and the Writer/Director Micahel Craft is an expert at unexpected sudden shocks, and even turning expected situations into really nerve-shredding tension. The film also had far more shocks and twists and surprises than I was expecting, and a huge amount of effort and care had clearly been lavished on the story and the screenplay to make it a brilliant and nerve-wringing thriller.
Far superior to what it's genre and low profile might suggest. Hugely worth your time. I can easily recommend this without a second of hesitation.
With pretty but rebellious colleague Zia his only distraction, it's not long before Jimmy's curiosity gets the better of him and he chances across a customer he's convinced is hiding evidence of a murder. But how can he get around the rules that prohibit him from looking in the storage unit? And how can he convince anyone, including his Uncle, that he's not imagining things?
Storage benefits from very likeable and natural performances that help enhance the credibility of everything in the screenplay, and main actor Matthew Scully looks like a likeable cross between 'Final Destination' star Devon Sawa, and James McAvoy. It's also filmed with a terrific flare for tension, and the Writer/Director Micahel Craft is an expert at unexpected sudden shocks, and even turning expected situations into really nerve-shredding tension. The film also had far more shocks and twists and surprises than I was expecting, and a huge amount of effort and care had clearly been lavished on the story and the screenplay to make it a brilliant and nerve-wringing thriller.
Far superior to what it's genre and low profile might suggest. Hugely worth your time. I can easily recommend this without a second of hesitation.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Not a bad little mystery/thriller (definitely wouldn't class it as horror), although the ending 'twist' if you can call it that is pretty ridiculous compared to whats gone on before. There is nothing here that shocks apart from one moment involving a character who I honestly thought would live but unfortunately doesn't. It starts off really well but as it progresses it just seems to lose the way. Some of the decisions Jimmy makes are also questionable at best. It's pretty good just not as good as what I was expecting.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Australia seem to be consistently getting it right with their recent forays into the thriller / horror genre. This is an intelligent film with well crafted acting and superb dialogue: the twists and turns of the plot draw you right in and any attempts to second guess the plot are thwarted. At the heart of the success of this film is the location: the underground storage unit facility, isolated and repetitive is the perfect foil for the tension generated and sustained throughout. Matthew Scully as 17yr old Jimmy handles a complex role skilfully and convincingly throughout. A great film which does not rely on explicit gore for thrills as much of the horror/thriller genre seems to these days, but unstead offers something significantly more substantial and satisfying. Highly recommended for fans of what I term 'social horror' - horror set in the world we live in where the thing we have to fear most is our neighbour. Brilliant.
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cool movie
great dvd if you like horror will keep you glued from start to finish not bad for the price to upto you
Published 28 days ago by irish2
Why oh why didn't I listen to the poor reviews??
I wanted to give this film a go because the good reviews made it sound like a real gem, i was expecting some sort of thriller with maybe some horror undertones, but wasn't too sure... Read more
Published 3 months ago by H. keningale
Not as good as I thought it would be...
Having read the previous reviews I had thought this was the film for me. I have bought quite a few films from Amazon off the back of reviews placed and have been nicely surprised... Read more
Published 6 months ago by E. Mcnerney
Quality
Original Australian horror/ thriller, doesnt go where you expect it to, its well done and has characters you actually like rather than the usual US teens in this genre of movie... Read more
Published 7 months ago by c2
Far better than I had expected
There are moments of properly tense cinema here. I think the performances are really strong, occasionally unnerving, and although I might have foreseen the major plot twist, I... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Little Cat Voom
OK, but a little boring in places.
When I read about this film, it seemed like it had the potential to be a great thriller. However the film was quite boring and slow moving,it seemed like a low budget made for... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ms. L. Sutherland
Interesting Enough, But Does NOT Deserve The Hype
After his father is murdered, a boy goes to live & work with his uncle, who runs an underground storage facility. Read more
Published 16 months ago by dog will hunt
Another quality piece of Australian film-making
I must admit, I bought this film based purely on the reasonably positive reviews here and I can't say I was disappointed. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Bilbo Biggins
Boring
I couldnt wait to get my little mits on this movie when I read reviews here & then watched a trailer. I thought 'oooh, another little goodie like WolfCreek maybe?'... WRONG! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Fordy Finn
Just okay, I wouldn't bother with it.
How this has received 5 star reviews is beyond me.
It's watchable and quite well-acted, but predictable and boring. Read more
It's watchable and quite well-acted, but predictable and boring. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Daniel F
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