13 Graves

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.

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.

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

I watch a lot of low budget films and I usually find myself using my computer or my phone while doing so. However the opening of 13 Graves kept my attention completely and my phone and my laptop went untouched for a good half hour. Then, unfortunately, the plot takes a turn and my attention started to wane. It goes from a crime thriller to some sub-Kill List wannabe and never makes the leap successfully. The tonal shift doesn't work, the narrative becomes boring and film starts to drag. Such a shame as if they had been able to maintain the opening 30 minutes for another hour then they could have had a great film on their hands. But by trying to be clever, they missed the mark badly. So 3 stars for the opening 30 minutes and nothing for the rest of the film.

Have to agree with some other comments, on here.This first and foremost comes across as a Guy Ritchie gangster movie, and is quite enjoyable. The horror/supernatural elements really don't surface until the last 20 minutes or so, which seems to be a bit of a trend with horror movies these days. Having said that I did enjoy the movie, characters are great, acting too, nice atmospheric scenery. While I didn't foresee the twist ending, in hindsight I probably should have. All in all an enjoyable film, just don't expect a full on horror movie.