A grad student breaks up with her boyfriend to focus on her thesis, not realizing something has infected him and that he's going to wreak havoc on her life.A grad student breaks up with her boyfriend to focus on her thesis, not realizing something has infected him and that he's going to wreak havoc on her life.A grad student breaks up with her boyfriend to focus on her thesis, not realizing something has infected him and that he's going to wreak havoc on her life.
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- 1 nomination total
Michaela Rose Reggio
- Paige
- (as Michaela Reggio)
Sara Chandler
- Nora
- (as Sara Young Chandler)
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- Writer
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The only thing ROT has going for it is we never know just what exactly is causing people to act weird and eventually kill, which gives it its only sense of horror. The rest of the film is filled with absolutely irritating characters, atrocious acting, and a messy as hell script.
Both SHIVERS and BAD BIOLOGY come to mind, although ROT doesn't have the power or entertainment value of either. And when our protagonist finally faces the embodiment of the film's evil, chances are you'll laugh as hard as I did.
Swing and a miss..
Both SHIVERS and BAD BIOLOGY come to mind, although ROT doesn't have the power or entertainment value of either. And when our protagonist finally faces the embodiment of the film's evil, chances are you'll laugh as hard as I did.
Swing and a miss..
First of all, its always hard to watch a bunch idiot children try to confront something they dont understand. Its actually a great representation of americas college educated sheeple. But seriously, it really is a chaotic story with sub par acting.
The acting, writing, and directing are all fantastic. The plot is very original and unique.
rot isn't a typically Hollywood horror film that fills time with repetitive jump scares, it's a film about complex and believable characters you actually care about enduring tragedies that they don't fully understand.
10/10
10/10
I never heard about the movie before but the poster and trailer made me curious to check it out... And wow. What a treat. An original and really intense piece of filmmaking that is visually inspired, thrilling and unpredictable. Unnerving sequences that are exceptionally visceral, and a great finale that will stay in memory for a long time. Feels like the type of a movie that would turn into a cult classic if only it had a studio behind it or a bigger budget. Highly recommended. Check it out!
I've had trouble sleeping for weeks until I watched this movie. I start the movie about 11pm on Shudder and I am out cold by 11:20pm!! I simply pick up where I left off the previous evening, then I am lulled to sleep by the most boring acting I've ever seen. The characters are almost all on one monotone level. Plus none of them are likeable, scary, interesting or even a tiny bit entertaining. The positive side is that it's so incredibly uninteresting it helps lull me to sleep no matter what the day has brought me to think about, for that I am eternelly grateful. Who knew kvetching Jewish folks could induce such boredom:
Did you know
- TriviaOriginal working title for this film was 'A Place Called Hell' until they could come up with a better title. They landed on 'Rot' five minutes before exporting the festival submission working cut of the film.
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- Also known as
- A Place Called Hell
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA(Veterans Home of California)
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- Runtime
- 1h 32m(92 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2:1
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