Leofwine_draca OPEN GRAVE is a low budget US horror film, shot in Hungary with an international cast. Although it threatens to be of the usual psycho-in-the-woods variety, it actually turns out to be something a lot more interesting. It's a well-shot little escapade, a thriller in which most of the thrills are provided by the constant twists in the narrative designed to wrong-foot the viewer at every turn. It's only right at the end that you finally figure out what's going on and it all makes sense.The film starts off quite remarkably, with likable lead Sharlto Copley (DISTRICT 9) waking up in a pit full of dead bodies. He's soon rescued by a small group of people, but it quickly transpires that there's a psycho amid the group. This film goes down the whodunit route for a while before jumping into unforeseen territory which is all for the better. I enjoyed it as it kept me guessing throughout. Copley is very good, as always, and Thomas Kretschmann and Josie Ho give solid support.

DogFilmCritic I like what this movie was after...but sadly it suffers from terrible writing and bad direction. As a zombie apocalypse its very good but it has some plot points that don't go anywhere and leave you wondering, you end up with more question's than answers, besides that its very well acted. The special effects were great, it had a mysterious atmosphere around it.It one of those movies that had great potential but got lost in the way, the zombie genera needs mire fresh ideas like this but it need a stronger story. This movie i recommend just give it a go in a rainy day.

cg999999 I won't give a spoiler on this as I wouldn't want to deny you the benefit of finding out about this movie yourself.Suffice it to say... I liked it... A lot! I didn't expect what this was about, although I had suspicions about the basis of the movie throughout.Very strange, but moves with a purpose.All characters develop on steady trajectory and help build the narrative no matter their disposition.Do yourself a favor and watch this movie; don't think it was given its due.

Jerghal Normally I like these kinds of movies: the protagonists don't know who they are or why they are there. You (the audience) get to uncover the mystery together with the characters. Problem with this film is that you get to know the end pretty fast (like after about 40 minutes) and then you have to wait about an hour to see the conclusion this film-with-a-much-to-thin-plot was inevitably was going to. Also quite annoying is that the characters keep saying 'I have a feeling I know you' to each other, but like a lot. That and other lame questions like 'what are we doing here'. Not only is this irritating because obviously nobody knows anything, it also doesn't give you any extra background information on the characters. Cube had sort of a similar premise but was made much, much better. Look, it's not a bad film but as a mystery film the story should have had more depth and have been much richer. 6/10 for me.