Review of Open Grave

Open Grave (2013)
7/10
Well Constructured Thriller
23 December 2013
It's nice to see a low budget movie with new ideas. This is a relatively unknown cast of characters who perform their roles well. In the early stages of the film, it's tough to determine who the star actually is because of the plot line. Later on it becomes more apparent that one of the actors is the one who either caused or tried to fix this problem.

The director plays with your mind a little as each character has random thoughts which we can't see enough of to give away anything about the plot, but look closely as it will help you discern what's actually going on.

That being said, this knowledge will not likely give you any answers until you are told the "who, what, where, when, why and how" of this thriller.

It's a little slow at times, mostly, I think because the viewer should be trying to determine what the heck is going on. It's as if they slowed the pace on purpose to allow time to think about what just happened. That does work, but I had only a little idea of what the real motivation of the film was by the time we actually find out.

The movie is well worth seeing and although it pushes a couple of weird buttons about some potential challenges, I'd be surprised if you figure it out before the climax.

Just my thoughts!
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