Colin (2008)

Critic Reviews

• Josh Bell, Filmcritic.com

  If you take away the novelty of the low budget, what's left is a mostly failed experiment that meanders down many fruitless avenues.

• D.K. Holm, Vancouver Voice

  Until it turns poignant, Colin is often funny.

• Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies

  Feels like a decent short film blown up to feature length.

• Edward Porter, Sunday Times (UK)

  I've seen crisper, better-lit images on CCTV screens.

• Philip French, Observer [UK]

  A confused, unoriginal and unimaginative hand-held account.

• David Edwards, Daily Mirror [UK]

  Maddeningly slow and relying too much on shaky handycam footage - probably an economy measure - it's a promising debut from filmmaker Marc Price.

• Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

  Vivid proof that filmmaking is more about creativity than money, this micro-budget British movie takes an inventive approach to the ubiquitous zombie genre. It's rough around the edges, but is surprisingly fresh and engaging.

• Simon Crook, Empire Magazine

  Falls down technically (unsurprisingly) and narratively (bit if shame) but with a certain British charm.

• Nigel Floyd, Time Out

  This overlong, non-frightening debut features ugly digital images that are either over-saturated or absurdly badly lit, and its attempts at leavening humour all fall flat.

• Catherine Bray, Film4

  This is a film that belongs to the noble heritage of beery DVD nights with a takeaway and themed movie double bill.

• Toby Young, Times [UK]

  There's no jeopardy, no conflict, no drama. Indeed, Price doesn't seem to be aware of the most basic principles of storytelling.

• Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

  The overall cost was clearly higher than 45, but I've seen duller and cheaper-looking films that have cost Britain's lottery players an awful lot more.

• Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph

  The absence of that free commodity, narrative surprise, makes it a movie whose resourcefulness you can applaud -- I wish Price well -- while secretly being glad you didn't pay to see it.

• Jonathan Williams, Little White Lies

  The meagre budget has taken its toll. Many scenes are too poorly lit to be enjoyable. Coupled with the convulsive camerawork, a good 25 per cent of the film is unintelligible.

• Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy

  Colin easily transcends its origins to rightly take its place as one of the better British horror films of the past few years.

• Carmen Grey, Total Film

  If a Credit Crunch Oscar existed, his DIY chutzpah would take the gong.

• Keith Stuart, Filmstar Magazine

  It's rough, it's bleary and the acting is dodgy, but, let's face it, the collapse of human civilisation won't look like a Zack Snyder or even a Danny Boyle movie - it'll look like the discarded home movie footage from hell.

• , Daily Mail [UK]

  Not so much a movie as a protracted act of collective career suicide, like the post strike.

• , Sun Online

  You get what you pay for and what you get for 45 is next to nowt.

• Leo Robson, Financial Times

  Colin plays things painfully straight.

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