13 Graves

Low budget horrors are usually home to one or more of the following: bad story, bad acting, bad script, bad production design. John Langridge's 13 Graves is a wonderful surprise as it contains none of those!

Quite the opposite. It's a clever, tightly-written script with brilliant cast of quirky characters. The story mixes genre seamlessly and the film is great to look at, especially as night falls (where many horrors resort to frantic 'running around in the dark').

Because it has intelligence, and a story, at its core , it manages to be both gripping along the way and satisfying at the end.

I've seen 13 Graves once, and unlike most horror films, I'd happily watch it again - and that's not something I say very often.

Ita a below par film with terrible acting which I had to turn off before the end.

Blair Witch meets A Sixth Sense.... just took neither of the positives from either film.

Solid dependable horror thriller with a very able cast. Special mention to Jacob Alderton as Billy who was effortless. First half was great with terrific direction. photography and a great soundtrack- which helped crank up the tension further.

Second half seemed to run out of ideas. The ending didn't make much sense and seemed a little rushed and I would personally have liked to have felt a bit more depth and empathy with the characters.

On the whole t though a great idea. that's sure to do go down well with horror fans.

A British Crime horror movie. Combining the British crime movie flavour of Snatch & Lock stock , The gangster cool of Reservoir Dogs and the Pagan cult horror of the Wicker man.

What Works :

• A great cold open, instantly sets the status quo. Effortlessly introduces the players and the tone of the movie.
• Great characters. Our protagonists our 2 gangster heavies , but the ooze charm and have great chemistry on screen . The dialogue is great and they actually come across as real people. To male friends in real life would totally break down in hysterics when a friend would get stuck in the mud, or trip down a hill. I was boought in to their characters.
• Builds tension. The first act is more a crime story whilst the third shifts to cultists supernatural horror . The change is tone and building of tension is great and the supernatural threat ramps up.

What doesn't work:

• The second act falls a bit flat and feels like it's treading water somewhat
• Overuse of CGI blood squibs
• Sadly the climax is a little weak, and doesn't make much sense , and thus is a bit of a let down. You can more or less see something like it happening, but thy take it one step further and just left me feeling perplexed.

Overall a solid and watchable gangster horror hybrid . Well worth your time