Our First Movie Review! Shelter.

Name: Shelter

Movie Type: Horror

Year of Release: Released 2010 and on Sky Box Office now!!!

Available on DVD: Yes and will cost upwards of £10

 The Basic Story:

A criminal Psychiatrist, Cara Harding (Julianne Moore) takes on a case of a patient David (Jonathan Rhys Myers) who has a multiple personality disorder. Up until recent times (in the movie) this had been classed by other psychiatrists as a make-believe illness. Whilst Cara attempts to cure David, she entangles her family and friends into a web of evil and horror. Sounds creepy, and it is!

The Good News:

Being a horror movie addict, I often feel let down as a potential great story is slowly murdered over 2 hours by bad acting and worse direction. I can happily report with this movie that is not the case! Moore delivers a great performance as a slightly unhinged professional ,juggling a family and a stressful job. Myers trumps this and gives a flawless performance as the patient with more personalities riding around inside him than a London bus at rush hour.

This movie is gripping almost right from the start, and builds on the intensity at a perfect pace, offering just enough of the storyline to keep your interest. It  also throws in the odd “jump out of your seat and change your pants!” terror that any good horror should deliver.

This is simply a great movie that I would highly recommend.

The Bad News:

As we all know nothing and nobody is perfect (with the exception of an ice cold beer on a hot day), and so we move to the minor downfalls of the movie.

The plot is similar to this review – OK, but with a few holes that could have been tidied up. Parts of the film had great visual potential, but in my opinion were not taken advantage of (you will understand if/when you watch it). Finally, the mind bending, pant-wetting terror that you expect from a good horror was in sight but was once again not maximized.

Summary:

Awesome movie. Don’t watch on your own if you are a bit of a wimp. Hardened Horror buffs, take it for what it is and enjoy! Check out the trailer below...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSAU4-ClVxs