Shallow Grave
Film details
| Film Title | Shallow Grave |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 93mins |
| Year | 1994 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Director | Danny Boyle |
| Actors | Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Ken Stott, Keith Allen, Colin McCredie, Peter Mullan, Gary Lewis, Frances Low, Robert David MacDonald, Tony Curran, John Hodge, Leonard O'Malley, Victoria Nairn, Jean Marie Coffey |
| Language | English |
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When David, Juliet, and Alex are searching for a fourth roommate for their flat, they settle on the aloof Hugo. However, they soon find Hugo dead, with a large sum of cash being among his belongings. The three friends decide to keep the money, dismembering and burying Hugo’s body. However, their newfound fortune begins to corrode their friendships, with each roommate resorting to manipulation tactics to scam the others out of the money.
Danny Boyle does wonders with a small budget, and the suave, dense-hued look of his movie stays with you long after the horror has evaporated.
★★★★
Brilliantly implicit, relentlessly paced, hilariously dark and underpinned by a central moral dilemma guaranteed to tease long after lights out.
★★★★
