Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor
Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.
DVD Release Date: December 22, 1998
Stats: 1,421 reviews
I liked Shallow Grave a lot when it came out but I saw it the other day and was disappointed. The acting is a bit questionable in places but it does have its fair share of thrilling moments and a great ending.
This film opens with three hip, cynical young Scottish professionals, David, Juliet and Alex (Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox and Ewan McGregor)who are looking for a fourth to share their spacious flat. That they aren't very nice people is clear in the opening scenes. when they ...( read more)
Interesting movie about friends who discover their flatmate is dead and has a load of cash. What will they do?
Danny Boyle does an effective Hitchcock take on this twisty thriller. Excellent command of his cast and the camera. Done with an economical budget. Boyle seems assured of how to manipulate the audience right from the beginning. It's been interesting to see him blossom from this i...( read more)
A great first attempt from Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor. It's a little more heartless than some of their other team ups, but still really enjoyable as a comedy-thriller. It has Danny Boyle's great style in it, which is always great to see.
What would you do if you found your flat mate one morning, dead in his room, with a suitcase full of cash under the bed? This sly and comic little thriller from Danny Boyle, his feature debut, considers that very question. The feisty cast is lead by Ewan McGregor (a frequent coll...( read more)
Excellent black comedy. Eccleston especially gives a brilliant portayal of a man discovering an unknown capacity for violence within himself and going insane as a result.
Coen Brothers' Blood Simple, John Dahl's Red Rock West and The Last Seduction are also important to watch.
this is a good movie until that dubious ending come, it's too bad because it's come from one of my fave director, danny boyle, but i am grateful as well that he made this movie, i think this is the basic of trainspotting, with the same problem about money (yeah he surely is love...( read more)
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