Kalamity (2010)
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0% of critics liked it
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29% of users liked it
(2,782 ratings)
Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice (Beau Garrett), a heartbroken Billy (Nick Stahl) returns home to Northern Virginia seeking solace from old friends. But what he finds there is more disconcerting than comforting: his best friend Stanley (Jonathan Jackson) has become unstable,… More Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice (Beau Garrett), a heartbroken Billy (Nick Stahl) returns home to Northern Virginia seeking solace from old friends. But what he finds there is more disconcerting than comforting: his best friend Stanley (Jonathan Jackson) has become unstable, mysterious, and withdrawn from those around him. Billy teams up with another old friend, Stanley's roommate Christian (Christopher M. Clark), to find out what's going on, and as they probe Stanley's recent activities, their friend's behavior seems more and more bizarre and frightening. The discovery of blood-stained evidence among Stanley's possessions pulls them deeper into their friend's nightmare-and eventually leads to a violent confrontation that not everyone will survive.-- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- James M. Hausler
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 22, 2010 Limited
- Studio
- Beat Pirate Motion Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Mark Jenkins, Washington Post
More skillfully directed than written, "Kalamity'' is competent yet never startling, either artistically or viscerally.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Stahl should have had a career similar to Sam Rockwell's, blending thoughtful indies with fun popcorn flicks. Instead, he's spinning his wheels in junk like this.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
There isn't enough plot in this amateurish mope-athon to fill up a half-hour TV show.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
For all its seriousness, Kalamity lacks a steady narrative drive.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Writer-director James M. Hausler seems convinced that deep emotional truths will seep from the screen if he keeps downshifting the pace to an arty crawl and holding his actors in a vise grip.
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Cast
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Nick Stahl
as Billy Klepack
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Jonathan Jackson
as Stanley Keller
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Christopher Clark
as Christian Phillips
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Beau Garrett
as Alice
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Robert Forster
as Tom Klepack
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Alona Tal
as Ashley
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Patricia Kalember
as Terry Klepack
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Sammi Hanratty
as Barbie Klepack
