Dig Me No Grave

Basically my issues with the film center on two points: A) The story adheres to realism where it suits it and leaves realism begging at the door when it needs the hero to live another day. And B) warren Hicks (Scott Parker) is in over his head with this character and this movie. Part of the problem is how the character is written. There's very little real about him. And that has to be laid at the feet of the writers.

James Bryhan (Pat Gunther) deserves the awards he's getting for his performance. His character doesn't talk as much as the protagonist (Parker), whose temperament is as cold as the ice around him when he taunts him about his sexuality. I felt more empathy towards (Gunther) plight and grieve stricken response to what befalls him , rooting for him to win the day , more so than (Parker) who despite losing his legs, acted as if he'd been subjected to watching paint dry.

The story overall was good and worth a watch.

Directed by Ranjeet Maria, is An Interesting Survival movie, that is served with a consistent pace & effective performances.

'Dig Me No Grave' is about the fight between its two strong leading men & how they are as unpredictable & fierce as the Bear that attacks our antagonist Scott Parker .I was engrossed for the most part. The only glitch, lies in a couple of performances from the supporting cast , the wife Linda and the best friend Fred.

Ranjeet's Screenplay is interesting & successfully captures the violent & unpredictable journey of two strong men. His direction is excellent. The film is a visually appealing , as it captures the wilderness & the beauty of it, without ever looking overdone, making it a 'character' in the movie.

Performance-Wise: Warren Hicks and James Bryhan are in great from. Hicks excels as the legless ,bruised and battered hunter with a strong will to survive, while Bryhan oozes subtle menace as well as induces some nice soft ,human touches. Both of the terrific actors work superbly here. And of course the Bear, whose contribution here is tremendous.

On the whole, definitely worth watching.

Warren Lee Hicks stars as Scott Parker, a hunter in who spends his day shooting animals amongst the forest.

The filmmaker does well to set up the rural location, becoming a key part of the narrative.

Our protagonist returns again to the woods but is surprised when he is confronted by a bear. There's a decent bit of CGI for this attack, and although it's no The Revenant, it's done very well considering the limitations and as good as anything on TV.

The outcome of the fight leaves the bear dead and the man finds himself in a cabin in the woods.

Scared and out of his mind, it is revealed he has been captured by Pat Gunther (a very psychotic turn from James Bryhan) .

Dig Me No Grave does very well at positioning all its characters and despite some clunky dialogue, is extremely polished as it clearly sets up the story and everyone's motivations and goals.

James Bryhan as the cold and calculated antagonist is a particular highlight. His ghoulish kidnapper echoes the extreme actions of Annie Wilkes from 1990's Misery, who similarly torments an incapacitated man. However, he's given more of a history that makes even this repugnant character have a few reasons for what he's done.

But he, along with a solid cast, combine with the film's impressive technical aspects, a slick 90-minute runtime and a host of well-planned dramatic and action sequences, to make Dig Me No Grave a barnstorming and nail-biting local thriller exploring distrust and atonement.

I wish I could have seen this one in cinemas, since I feel like only such a large screen would do this movie justice. Amazing performances all around, especially by James Bryhan who performs almost silently throughout the movie, conveying his emotions through his actions and expressions . There were stunning camerawork both immersive and creative.

I wasn't going to expect much with the CGI being a low budget movie but was pleasantly pleased to see that the bear was passable and I have to give props to the team for doing what they could.

The accents of some of the actors is almost utterly unforgivable, with one of them trying to impersonate Forest Gump and the wife (Linda) with broken English , But I'm willing to forgive that for all the things listed above.

The best things about this movie are the beautiful scenery and cinematography and the top-notch acting from both Hicks and Bryhan. But what is it all for? Everyone knows the plot: Somebody killed my (insert loved one) so I'm going to kill him. Have we not seen this a thousand times? Is it really different when shot in the wilderness? I almost turned of the movie after the bear mauling scene. What troubled me about it is that a supposedly experienced hunter would be unaware that you have to flee if you see a bear knowing she has bear cubs, and if the bear attacks, you're supposed to lie still. Also from what I know an experienced hunter would be able to tell that a bear was in the vicinity and would leave.

The movie improved in the last half because the action heated up and there was more dialogue. James Bryhan and Warren Hicks deserves an award for their acting skills. There was some minor drama involving a third character, who reminded me a lot of Forest Gump! ( Run Forest Run).

Still a good movie to sit on your couch with a beer.