Hush (2008/IV)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.7/10   

Director:

Mark Tonderai

Guionista:

Mark Tonderai (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

13 marzo 2009 (UK)

Género:

Suspenso

Plot:

A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver following a near accident.

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Suspense | Sensor Beam | Mysterious Truck | Stabbed In The Eye

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Maybe the start of something special

Reparto

William Ash	...	Zakes Abbot
Christine Bottomley	...	Beth
Andreas Wisniewski	...	The Tarman
Claire Keelan	...	Wendy
Stuart McQuarrie	...	Thorpe
Robbie Gee	...	Chimponda
Peter Wyatt	...	Mr. Coates
Sheila Reid	...	Mrs. Coates
Shaun Dingwall	...	PC Mitchall
Rupert Procter	...	Dad (as Rupert Proctor)
Carol Allen	...	Mum
Harry Mondryk	...	Dash
Tobias Adams-Heighway	...	Drummer Boy
Dasiy Mondryk	...	Girl
Allison Saxton	...	Woman in Loo

Duración:

91 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

UK:15 | Ireland:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Yorkshire, England, UK

Compañía:

Warp X

Maybe the start of something special

This is a stylish British thriller about a couple experiencing something horrible happen on a motorway. However, the cliché ridden plot is not what makes this film better than the average thriller. Mark Tonderai, formerly a Radio 1 DJ favours hand held camera shots, presumably due to budgetary concerns and this works well for most of the film. For example, the hand held stuff in the car between the couple succeeds in showing their relationship breaking down through close ups, shakiness and blurriness. The first ten minutes, like with most short films, seems very rushed and we get a whole lot of hurried dialogue crammed full of exposition, which I usually hate, but I forgive this film because character development needs to be quick for a film of this type. I won't go into detail over specific plot points that I didn't get, but there is an episode with a security guard, which is not necessary and just plain dumb. It usually happens on debuts, so I won't hold it against him. The real shining light of this film, however, is the main performance of William Ash who not only looks just like a young Robert De Niro but is not too far behind him on the acting front either. His extraordinary energy really brought this film to life for me and don't tell me it wasn't a tough role either because he had to change mood, change tone and change expression is almost every scene and I was never reminded I was watching a film with him on screen. I don't want to go over the top but to hell with it, I'm going to stick my neck out. This guy is going to be the next big Brit thing. Remember his name, he's fantastic. So to sum up, it is a solid film that is made better because, apart from he general concept of the plot, it is largely cliché free (except for a scene in a toilet involving a lot of opening of cubicles, which I have seen in hundreds of films.) William Ash in many scenes makes the film spring to life and Tonderai probably has a bright future ahead of him if he's given more cash and brings more twists to genres. This film could be the start of something special for Tonderai and I really, really hope it will be the start of a long and successful career for Ash.