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Shallow Grave (1994)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
11/10
11/10:
By courtesy of the New York Newsday, the tagline on the VHS cover of Shallow Grave exclaims,
"Pulp Fiction fans take note. Have I got a picture for you!"
I'm sorry, but I don't see it being in the same league as the Tarantino classic. It's merely a wannabe. Where's the
appeal in three shallow, hence the title of the film, despicable characters? And the filmmakers expect me to like
this crap because it's..."hip"?
The likeness of two main characters is interesting: one is a Jodie Foster look-alike but with bad teeth and the other
resembles the villain from Ghost but with eyeglasses. Lacking a great deal of
intelligence, Shallow Grave reminds me of a Hitchcock film that I hated:
The Trouble with Harry.
Does anyone realize there are holes all over the ceiling? Why aren't they spotted by police inspectors?
Psychologically, committing murder isn't as simple as it appears to be. Try reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky's
Crime and Punishment to understand what it's like to have a guilty conscience afterwards.
All in all, Shallow Grave is for the gullible sheeple.