Shortcut

I'm at a loss to understand the negative reviews of "Shortcut'. Its not a horror masterpiece but its by no means a poor movie, either.

Personally, I'd characterise this one as a "functional horror". Its has all the right scare components, in all the right places, to offer the viewer a mildly chilling experience.

Its "Famous Five" vibe is interesting too, akin to film adaptations like "IT". The group dynamic works well and is backed by strong acting, from the predominantly youthful cast.

So in summary, watchable, a little scary, not overly original but competently done nonetheless.

6/10.

I liked the actors. The British teen-agers seem more like real people, than the often smarmy, precocious teens often portrayed in US movies. I found the first half of the movie interesting and well photographed. When the monster showed up, it seemed like a different movie, which didn't seem congruous and was poorly thought out. I found the second half of the movie poorly conceived and very weird, but not in a good way.

The kids acting wasn't bad, but differently not realistic for situation. Story tried so hard to be a coming of age story it missed opportunities to do that. Strange flash backs. Unrealistic choices made by characters.

This movie felt rushed. It's not a bad movie by any means but there's all these random things that keep getting thrown at you. I also thought the way the kids were acting was off, not their acting skills but their actions. They get attacked by the movies monster and 10 minutes later they are flirting and playing the air drums. I've never been in a "getting attacked by alien thing" situation but I don't think I'd be acting that way. But it is a movie so... overall it's cool.

Jeepers Creepers italian edition. You tried - but no.