Jamie Bell, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Kris Marshall
In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from thier regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to thier lines, the British soldiers disco...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 22, 2004
Stats: 331 reviews
If war wasn't horrific enough already then just imagine a haunted trench. It's a nice idea but poorly executed for the most part. For starters it draws no parallel with the actual war itself. It could be any place, any time The Haunting, Alien etc. Unlike Devil's Backbone or Pan'...( read more)
Bloody awful hybrid of war and horror movie, singularly lacking in suspense, potent atmosphere and period feel. It's often too dark to see what's going on but never interesting enough to care. Only likely to appeal to those whose idea of cinematic bliss would be watching Gollum, ...( read more)
An interesting oddity set in a trench in WWI. Nicely shot and atmospheric, this is a horror that refreshingly relies on suggestion rather than the usual bog-standard CG monsters
GREAT MOVIE!! Other then the CGI effects at times, the movie itself, including the actors, and the script were excellent!! A must BUY, not just rent!!
Jamie Bell is great as usual but there was a bait and switch in the marketing of this film. If you're expecting monsters or ghosts you'll be disappointed. On its own merit however, it's a memorable dramatic horror movie.
brilliant storyline. thought at somepoints it was going to desend into a silent hill script but thankfully it pulled out again :) good movie
Well, war time in-the-trenches scary movie. Well, not that scary, but it had that Carpenter?s The Thing aspirations, and tried hard, but falls short. And the ?physical? appearance of the monster isn?t too awe-inspiring. But a great a attempt and some good empty headed entertainme...( read more)
a film that most would find scary,for a movie fan you have to like jamie bell as either an actor or as a person to find great enjoyment out of this film.
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