Open Grave (2013)

Film quality was average and the scenes set up well. The acting starts a bit rough and ends up a bit above mediocre. Story was somewhat original, but was not presented very well. There were many unnecessary plot points and interactions that made it a bit frustrating to watch, as they didn't provide any substantial information until the end. The plot points that were necessary were explain haphazardly and were convoluted. The setup and trailer makes this seem like a SAW movie, but its quite far from it.

It's a decent film, just don't go into it with any expectations. If you can help it, the least you know about it, the better as the trailer for example will give a bit too much away.

Fmovies: I heard about this film because I've been a fan of Sharlto Copley since District 9. When I saw the trailer, I was extremely interested. I wanted to watch it to find out why the hell he was in a pit of dead bodies and why he didn't have any memory of how exactly he got in that situation. The plot has many little details that give you hints as to what is going on, but when I finally pieced them together, I was surprised. It keeps you guessing as to whats really going on throughout almost the entire film. I won't ruin the reveal, but I did NOT see it coming. It's a fairly interesting and original film, and I enjoyed the ride.

The movie begins excellent, the actors portray a group of people who have no knowledge of where they are and how they got there; including each other. Slowly each character develops thinking they are someone they are not, intensifying into conflict. As the story unfolds, relapses in memory begin to occur, and we begin to see the true intentions of each character unfold, or as we the audience are to see happen.

The actors do a great job, the main character Copley does a great performance as I myself enjoyed his other characters especially in the movie A-TEAM, and ELYSIUM.

OVERALL - great beginning, gets a little too repetitive in the middle, and the end just seems to rush it out without really giving the plot any resolve. Be your own judge! I personally believe this movie was intended to make you just as lost as the rest of the characters... right up to the end. So if thats your cake, then go eat it up.

Open Grave fmovies. The film's opening takes you from you seat and places you in the full horror of waking up in an open grave of dead bodies with no memory of how you got there.

The cinematography is ambitious, the music and sound are used subtly and with good effect, and the film's first quarter drags you in well and you want to know on earth happened just as much as the characters in the film. But as they begin to interact, it all goes wrong. The dialogue is forced and unnatural, their decision making strange, and the American accent by South African Sharlto Copley distracts, especially when you are trying to understand someone who has just woken up not knowing who he is.

As the film gets past the hallway point, it loses its direction. It feels like a collection of scenes pasted together sloppily than an evolving narrative, and by the time the truth is revealed you have already stopped caring.

Engaging from beginning to end with excellent performances from every member of the cast. In a genre so played out, so overblown, and over exposed, this is a refreshing creation that doesn't go into cliché autopilot mode, mock itself, mock you, or mock the industry.

Sure there are one or two bits that are fair game, but overall it doesn't degenerate into some stylized sexist no talent tit and dick prop running around. Instead you have dialogue. I know, amazing concept; making you continually ask who, what, and why like some kind of horror thriller where the protagonist, antagonist, victim and suspect are all the same person, but at the same time they aren't. Exactly.

Great atmosphere through out with solid sound work, unfortunately the ending doesn't do the rest of the film any justice, but it's rare that any endings in these kinds of film do so -3 points. Highly recommended.

Not a bad movie. but not that good either.

In Short: cool setup for a movie and cool storyline but the overall execution was lacking. first 30-40 minutes are great and your really like wtf. and then you basically figure out everything 20 minutes later and are left with the last 40 minutes waiting for the characters to come to the conclusion that you already made.

Really not that scary, more thriller than anything but to be honest after about 30-40 minutes its really boring and repetitive. Just could have been much more

Interesting take on a plague story but I think a different setting, more scares, more tension, and the fact that you stop guessing about the movie about halfway through really makes this underwhelming