On the surface, The Crumbs seems to be just a repetitive story about those who come to their B and B. If they have reservations then The the crumbs can't touch them, but if they don't have reservations then they're up for grabs. And that seems to be the only thing driving the plot. Then it starts to dig under the surface. The family problems start to come out making for a great horror film form the perspectives of the killers. And there seems to be more people involved than just the The Crumbs. The acting was spot on but the cinematography could have been more diverse. At some points the lighting seemed a tad bit flat for a horror flick. Other than that it was a great watch.
123 Reviews
A lot of pros, but...
sahlgoode29 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I enjoyed the plot, although they could have shortened the film by eliminating some of the visitors that really didn't add to the story. What was the point of the "exotic dancing" lady, and her beau? They didn't have the internet, but they went to town for supplies (cigarettes, peaches etc...) couldn't Victoria just access the internet in town?
Don't get me started on accents. Jeff Hatch was the worst offender. He dropped his accent in at least three scenes, as did Chelsea Jurkiewicz, but the opposite. She used an accent in a few scenes, but dropped it in most of the movie. You have one job. Show up to the days shooting, and stay in character.
Otherwise I found it entertaining to a degree. Worth at least one watch.
Don't get me started on accents. Jeff Hatch was the worst offender. He dropped his accent in at least three scenes, as did Chelsea Jurkiewicz, but the opposite. She used an accent in a few scenes, but dropped it in most of the movie. You have one job. Show up to the days shooting, and stay in character.
Otherwise I found it entertaining to a degree. Worth at least one watch.
Creepy horror movie
dy3849326 November 2020
Solid and creepy indie horror
thejhorton25 October 2020
The ornate and creepy opening credits give you all you need to know to enjoy this flick.
the movie drops you right in the middle of the action. No slow burn here.
I was taken right away with Maria Olsen's (I spit on your Grave sequel) performance.
The cabin location is appropriately eerie. The whole thing has kind of a western feel. My only real gripe is it sagged a bit in the middle. At 110 mins, they could trimmed 10 or 15 mins out it.
The cabin location is appropriately eerie. The whole thing has kind of a western feel. My only real gripe is it sagged a bit in the middle. At 110 mins, they could trimmed 10 or 15 mins out it.
WTH IS THIS MOVIE?!
patriciatalaman25 November 2020
Dreadful, dreadful, really bad
traceytak5 December 2020
Terrible acting, wooden and amateur. The British accent would be laughed at here in Britain, it was Americans trying to crucify it, that was the horror aspect to this film. I see the cast and production team have all left high scores and good reviews for this film but was that only to sell it to Amazon? Just dire.
Awful from the start
ryanfox-606365 December 2020
The editing, cinematography and acting are awful. The actors accents change every 5 minutes, can't tell where they're supposed to be from. The foley is awful, the choice of angle for certain shots is strange and jarring.
I'd stay away from this if you are looking for a comedy or a horror
I'd stay away from this if you are looking for a comedy or a horror
Amazingly boring, not scary at all, not funny at all
greg-295358 December 2020
Despite the fake 9 and 10 star reviews being left by everyone who worked on the film, this a an absolute turd. Not scary, not creepy, not funny. Filled with meaningless scenes and dialogue that serve no purpose. Pure amateur film-making at its worst. And of course bad acting and terrible line delivery.
Quirky
jaston-0126020 December 2020
I like offbeat horror, but...
rbuffy23 November 2020
Gothic horror
mitch-5095520 December 2020
Inspired by the mad scientist genre of the fifties this lengthy excursion into horror territory features a bizarre family who entice visitors to their bed and breakfast but only in order to pursue their perverse medical experiments. A fine attempt at a classic gothic horror.
Great
cheryl-1436028 January 2021
Deserves a 0
dagradei18 December 2020
Worth Checking Out!
DonSwanson10 December 2020
This fun indie film isn't perfect, but it's got a lot going for it! The members of the Crumb family are well cast, the underlying plot and themes are unique and thought-provoking, if not unsettling.
It's a fun time and definitely worth checking out!
It's a fun time and definitely worth checking out!
Wow
bertosajosip20 December 2020
How many people were paid to write these reviews?
DogfishHeadIPA21 February 2021
I watched this movie because of all the wonderful reviews. Almost immediately I noticed the terrible acting, but I thought I would still give it a shot if it had a good story.
It did not. The story drags and drags with unnecessary scenes that are just time fillers. There's barely a plot at all.
I kept watching hoping for for a twist or plot development to take place to give this any substance, and it just never happened.
I'd give this 0 stars if I could.
It did not. The story drags and drags with unnecessary scenes that are just time fillers. There's barely a plot at all.
I kept watching hoping for for a twist or plot development to take place to give this any substance, and it just never happened.
I'd give this 0 stars if I could.
This kills the love for movies
ryanallen-425257 May 2021
I hope those who are behind this didn't make it with serious intentions cause the whole thing is a joke. For a movie that is painfully too long, it goes absolutely no where except around in circles. The acting was appalling, camera work, lighting and even camera quality was shocking. And forget about story it was just hicks capturing one to many randoms that keep finding the way at the BNB again and again, the dialogue and acting is soo terrible that the scenes become too awkward to watch. A movie like this is what ruins the movie experience.
Laughable garbage
pguarin21 June 2021
The people who work on a film should not be allows to rate it. Utter low budget garbage, don't be fooled by the 9 and 10 star ratings, this is a simply awful movie that you will run off after 20 minutes. You've been warned.
Crumbs, Jings, Help ma boab...
omendata18 June 2021
Bad acting and I mean really bad acting, duff storyline, dreadfully dull plodding script and nothing much really happens throughout.
No real visceral horror or even a spot of blood , dreadful plastic body parts that look like they came off a showroom dummy and the film has not got a clue what it is - horror, black comedy?
It is one of those films you start watching and then keep wondering when it will all be over it really is a bit tedious to have to sit through.
No real visceral horror or even a spot of blood , dreadful plastic body parts that look like they came off a showroom dummy and the film has not got a clue what it is - horror, black comedy?
It is one of those films you start watching and then keep wondering when it will all be over it really is a bit tedious to have to sit through.
Enjoyable if slightly overlong effort
kannibalcorpsegrinder8 November 2020
Living out in the middle of nowhere, a deranged family use a bed-and-breakfast as a cover to attract unwitting guests to the place so they can experiment on their bodies, but when their activities start to draw unwanted attention from outside sources they try to keep their experiments a secret as they carry them out.
This was a pretty solid and somewhat enjoyable if slightly flawed effort. One of its stronger elements is the engaging build-up to this one with the slow-burn dynamic that sets everything in order. With an enjoyable start that gives the group a fine reversal on a home invasion attempt which gives an idea of their ruthlessness and criminal ingenuity to take them on and overcome the unprepared group. Since this follows them for a large portion of the film, their strange inner-dynamics come into play rather nicely as the series of attacks that show them seducing, drugging, killing and then experimenting on the rash of victims that show up to make their special age-reversing serum offers up a great deal of fun. The old-school formula here of following along with the family and getting to know them rather than the series of faceless victims is a nice touch which makes the film feel quite fun with the information we get around here. Likewise, the film scores rather nicely with the series of explosive outbursts that occur in the second half. With the rapid succession of guests that are shown being taken out and killed to be used for their experiments, the grand reveal about the nature and process to be utilized here add a dark nature to everything much like the series of familial relationships that are brought up which gives the process itself a much-needed boost. The back-and-forth nature on how to carry it out with the various acquisitions of new bodies to be used and the debates over the timeliness and necessity of the operation at that point which gives this one a rather nice back-and-forth series of twists that help to build the action up nicely. The low-key finale, which might be somewhat less exciting and frenetic than it should be but still manages to get quite a fun reveal included, also manages to work quite nicely with the inclusion of a solid theme on the importance of family that is slowly weaved throughout the film but becomes quite prominent in how much it plays into the action. Overall, these hold the film up for the most part. There are some issues to be had with this one. One of the biggest flaws is an overlong and drawn-out pace which gives this a far longer running time than necessary with this running afoul of either unnecessary scenes or just going way beyond the point of necessity. Most of the meals they share or the luring in of victims who have arrived tend to be quite obvious in the latter part where it serves the film to include them but yet run on more than they should. It's mostly the interactions with the various guests coming into play around the guests who tend to skirt around the unnecessary scenes with the idea about what they're doing quite easily yet running on too long for its own good. This mostly comes about due to the rather clumsy narrative structure where it falls into a repetitive pattern where someone arrives and they tend to it only to have someone else arrive and the process keeps going so it can feel quite unnecessary to keep hammering that point home as many times as it does which is what makes this feel so long. Otherwise, there's a lot to like here.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Violence.
This was a pretty solid and somewhat enjoyable if slightly flawed effort. One of its stronger elements is the engaging build-up to this one with the slow-burn dynamic that sets everything in order. With an enjoyable start that gives the group a fine reversal on a home invasion attempt which gives an idea of their ruthlessness and criminal ingenuity to take them on and overcome the unprepared group. Since this follows them for a large portion of the film, their strange inner-dynamics come into play rather nicely as the series of attacks that show them seducing, drugging, killing and then experimenting on the rash of victims that show up to make their special age-reversing serum offers up a great deal of fun. The old-school formula here of following along with the family and getting to know them rather than the series of faceless victims is a nice touch which makes the film feel quite fun with the information we get around here. Likewise, the film scores rather nicely with the series of explosive outbursts that occur in the second half. With the rapid succession of guests that are shown being taken out and killed to be used for their experiments, the grand reveal about the nature and process to be utilized here add a dark nature to everything much like the series of familial relationships that are brought up which gives the process itself a much-needed boost. The back-and-forth nature on how to carry it out with the various acquisitions of new bodies to be used and the debates over the timeliness and necessity of the operation at that point which gives this one a rather nice back-and-forth series of twists that help to build the action up nicely. The low-key finale, which might be somewhat less exciting and frenetic than it should be but still manages to get quite a fun reveal included, also manages to work quite nicely with the inclusion of a solid theme on the importance of family that is slowly weaved throughout the film but becomes quite prominent in how much it plays into the action. Overall, these hold the film up for the most part. There are some issues to be had with this one. One of the biggest flaws is an overlong and drawn-out pace which gives this a far longer running time than necessary with this running afoul of either unnecessary scenes or just going way beyond the point of necessity. Most of the meals they share or the luring in of victims who have arrived tend to be quite obvious in the latter part where it serves the film to include them but yet run on more than they should. It's mostly the interactions with the various guests coming into play around the guests who tend to skirt around the unnecessary scenes with the idea about what they're doing quite easily yet running on too long for its own good. This mostly comes about due to the rather clumsy narrative structure where it falls into a repetitive pattern where someone arrives and they tend to it only to have someone else arrive and the process keeps going so it can feel quite unnecessary to keep hammering that point home as many times as it does which is what makes this feel so long. Otherwise, there's a lot to like here.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Violence.
Really all the 10/10 I am starting to believe believe they are fake!
bethsgem-1369313 March 2022
Way to long to put yourself through a crazy story bland actors it's just really one to skip...I kept watching so I could fairly share my opinion...but ah yes something went wrong here with reviews.
Please don't even be tempted like I was...
Please don't even be tempted like I was...
Great new indie
bruceweech20 December 2020
The Crumbs - An Inspiration to Indie Filmmakers and Fun Film
douglasewen21 December 2020
I watched this film on Amazon Prime about a month ago and if it is still on my mind; it must be worth writing about.
The film is pure indie. It is filmed at primarily one location, there is a core group of actors and the idea is not something you would see in main stream media. This is why I loved it so much and why others may have an issue with trying to get behind it.
Here is a quick breakdown.
1) The story is absolutely fantastic. If you want to compare it to TCSM then you can but, to me, it would be like comparing The Shinning to Amityville Horror. We get the idea of the film but the tone and the way it is executed is entirely different.
2) There are some incredibly strong performances.
3) It is a slow burn which I love! The film is not an in your face blood squirting maniac piece. It is a unwinding story of a twisted family and their desires. It was paced excellently.
4) The characters were people you wanted to root for even though they were not the ones you were suppose to root for!
5) There were some hardware issues with lenses and small issues like that but, welcome to indie filmmaking. They did it and it works amazingly.
In the end, this was a phenomenal film about the horrors of a family who sticks together through the hard times even if they are the ones creating the hard times. It is fun, the sets are awesome, the production value is there and the cast looks like they had a hell of a time making this film. I truly do think it is worth the watch, maybe even study and I can't wait to see more from the incredible team at CRA!
The film is pure indie. It is filmed at primarily one location, there is a core group of actors and the idea is not something you would see in main stream media. This is why I loved it so much and why others may have an issue with trying to get behind it.
Here is a quick breakdown.
1) The story is absolutely fantastic. If you want to compare it to TCSM then you can but, to me, it would be like comparing The Shinning to Amityville Horror. We get the idea of the film but the tone and the way it is executed is entirely different.
2) There are some incredibly strong performances.
3) It is a slow burn which I love! The film is not an in your face blood squirting maniac piece. It is a unwinding story of a twisted family and their desires. It was paced excellently.
4) The characters were people you wanted to root for even though they were not the ones you were suppose to root for!
5) There were some hardware issues with lenses and small issues like that but, welcome to indie filmmaking. They did it and it works amazingly.
In the end, this was a phenomenal film about the horrors of a family who sticks together through the hard times even if they are the ones creating the hard times. It is fun, the sets are awesome, the production value is there and the cast looks like they had a hell of a time making this film. I truly do think it is worth the watch, maybe even study and I can't wait to see more from the incredible team at CRA!
This movie must be charity
clementgermain-678626 May 2021
This movie must be charity work : give every one a chance to act in a movie. Apparently almost all actors in this movie had never had one lesson. Besides the fact that the actors ACT like amateurs, there is also the constant "eerie" music and sound that get annoying after 10 minutes. This is off course to create suspense, but to me it created almost suicidal thoughts. I'm not a horror fan, but very good horror movies can please me. This one only gave me tears in my eyes because I realised after 30 minutes that I wasted half hour of my life ...
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