The Living and the Dead (2006)
Released: September 23, 2006 (Fantastic Fest)
Director: Simon Rumley
*****
Don´t let the back cover copy fool you: "The Living and the Dead" is not the typical horror film. The film, the fourth by British director Simon Rumley, uses nearly clichéd conventions of the genre, though, to craft a picture in which we sit on the edge of our seats, waiting for what we think will happen to happen. Instead, the story takes a decidedly left turn away from our expectations to engage us in a wholly thrilling direction we never see coming.
*****
The Living and the Dead DVD Review
Director: Simon Rumley
*****
Don´t let the back cover copy fool you: "The Living and the Dead" is not the typical horror film. The film, the fourth by British director Simon Rumley, uses nearly clichéd conventions of the genre, though, to craft a picture in which we sit on the edge of our seats, waiting for what we think will happen to happen. Instead, the story takes a decidedly left turn away from our expectations to engage us in a wholly thrilling direction we never see coming.
*****
The Living and the Dead DVD Review
