Shattered

As anthology horror goes, this one isn't all that bad, a couple of the stories were actually quite good.

The first one about a one star review was interesting, but somewhat predictable.

The second film, about the murderer dad was by far the best of the bunch, and if handled properly, could be made into a feature length film.

The third was a waste of time. One thing about low budget films, they have to leave out fight scenes, as they never end up looking genuine. This was no different.

The fourth film almost had me turning off. Even though it lasted only around 20 minutes, it felt much, much longer. I'm certain i've seen another short film, made by the same people. The style was very familiar, and if memory serves me correctly, i almost turned off through that film too.

The fifth, and final film wasn't a great end to the anthology, if truth be known.

Overall, this wasn't great. There were a few good moments, but not enough.

The film doesn't hit the mark. While it offers a mix of stories, most fall flat and lack impact. The standout is the father's video storyline - the son is believable and is worth watching. Unfortunately, the rest feel forgettable, underdeveloped, or just plain dull. A missed opportunity for what could've been a much stronger anthology.

I love a good horror anthology. The stories should be short and sharp and wrap up with an ending that finishes the story. This film however, doesn't deliver. A couple of the stories have really good potential with story lines that have a clever twist. The first two stories are clever and there's a concept that has the potential to be developed. In particular, one story is very much the fantasy trope where we would love to get revenge on those who we perceive as having done us wrong. The second story has a predictable but entertaining twist which just starts to build the story before abruptly ending it.

From there it goes downhill leaving the viewer asking 'what is the point of this?'

This very much has the feel of a student film with mediocre acting, distracting sounds and scenes that are meant to be deep and meaningful but come off cringy.

I got duped into this because it was rated 7.7 on IMDB and that is I presume because there are so few reviews so far.

It is extremely low budget and the acting is woeful. The story of the 3 women fighting in particular was completely cringe-worthy as so poorly executed - reminded me of play fighting I do with my 3 year old.

Not horror. Not exciting and unfortunately not unique.

Now I'm being asked to type more and I have nothing more to say about this film other than don't watch it. Maybe watch another film. Not this one..still 70 more characters..bad acting..poor script..unusual themes..not scary

Ah done.

I really enjoy a horror anthology so was excited to hear about this one. Shame they don't make them as much as they used to but it was more if a thing in the 80s.

It's probably not the best one I've ever seen but it's got a nice range of shorts with different tones and approaches to the horror short. There's plenty of serious talent being showcased here. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on the people involved in making most of these.

A highlight was Hold Me Till the End. It was engaging, well paced, looked good and felt like a full story with a conclusion doing it justice which can be quite difficult to achieve in 20 odd minutes.