Splinter

Six cast members. From start to finish, only six cast members step in front of the camera, two of them only for a few minutes. I like that. Especially in a movie like this, when high concept could have stepped in and muddy the events preceding it. While Splinter is hardly a perfect horror film, or even a particularly memorable one, it is a fun flick. The story is simple: monster, hostages, blood/gore, gas station. That about sums it up. For some, Splinter will be lacking in fast paced action, others will enjoy the character development that begins the film but will be disappointed when it tails off halfway in, and others will question the questionable science. But these are problems many horror films face, and in one that doesn't take itself too seriously, as Splinter does, they are easy to forgive. Plus, the monster was an interesting one, building itself from body parts of its victims, which it kills because it is simply a disease/bacteria/virus thing that needs to feed. But the splinter aspect is what really intrigued me, and I hope to see further development of the splintering in another film (though I am not encouraging stealing the idea, but suggesting the creators of Splinter do something cool).

Genre - Horror (2.5)

Screenplay (2)
Acting (3)
Production (3)
Directing (2)