Salvage
2010 Directed by Lawrence Gough
Synopsis
Fear Cannot Be Contained
When a container washes ashore the residents of a sleepy cul-de-sac are plunged into violence, terror and paranoia. Ring fenced by the military a single mother must overcome all the odds to save her daughter.
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When the military descend on a small British cul-de-sac, following an escaped monster from a washed up container, it becomes a life or death situation for the unexpecting residents. As a concept it is perfectly fine as it attempts to blend a kitchen sink drama with the fantastical but the execution is a little lacking. The cul-de-sac in question is none other than the disused estate from the now cancelled soap opera, Brookside. It is rather odd seeing the location again in a horror film and I can’t help but think a Brookside/monster mash-up wouldn’t have been infinitely more entertaining.
Given the film’s low budget the performances are pleasingly competent with a host of decent TV actors popping up throughout.…
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Bleak little British chiller that uses the abandoned 'Brookside' cul-de-sac as a...well an abandoned cul-de-sac, quarantined off on Christmas Eve by some fairly ominous military types as they attempt to keep some unseen terror at bay from the understandably distraught and confused residents.
The film has come in for some flak by keeping its evil largely hidden, but I think those naysayers are missing the point. I think sometimes keeping your menace off screen helps the atmosphere enormously. It certainly helps this low budget affair, resolving any logistical issues in creating something for the audience to see, because the money simply wouldn't have been there to convince.
There's an attempt at a nice line in post 9/11 terrorism paranoia in…
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It's often hard to be too critical of a director when they are working from such a small budget as this, but Gough has really missed his mark here. Salvage has so little going for it that I don't even think diehard horror fans will bother with this tame horror.
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A valiant low-budget effort, decent acting and direction, just lacked a more captivating script.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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I hadn't even heard of Salvage until a few days ago when I saw it looking for something to rent, so I decided give it a whirl. Unfortunately, it took me two days to get through a 75 minute film. For some reason, Salvage bored the hell out of me. It tries to create high tension while being somewhat of a character study, but instead it feels tired and uninteresting (mainly because I couldn't give two shits about the characters). The father and daughter introduced at the beginning (which we're led to believe are the main characters at first) are much more interesting but barely used after the first fifteen minutes. It soon becomes all about the mother, who's kind of annoying. Anyway, I can see people enjoying this film, because it's not completely awful and decently directed. But the film just bored the shit out of me, and I really can't recommend it more than that.
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Acting, story, creature, setting and looks. All very mediocre!
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Fairly dreadful.......and filmed on location mostly on the old Brookside set.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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It's often hard to be too critical of a director when they are working from such a small budget as this, but Gough has really missed his mark here. Salvage has so little going for it that I don't even think diehard horror fans will bother with this tame horror.
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A valiant low-budget effort, decent acting and direction, just lacked a more captivating script.
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Bleak little British chiller that uses the abandoned 'Brookside' cul-de-sac as a...well an abandoned cul-de-sac, quarantined off on Christmas Eve by some fairly ominous military types as they attempt to keep some unseen terror at bay from the understandably distraught and confused residents.
The film has come in for some flak by keeping its evil largely hidden, but I think those naysayers are missing the point. I think sometimes keeping your menace off screen helps the atmosphere enormously. It certainly helps this low budget affair, resolving any logistical issues in creating something for the audience to see, because the money simply wouldn't have been there to convince.
There's an attempt at a nice line in post 9/11 terrorism paranoia in…
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When the military descend on a small British cul-de-sac, following an escaped monster from a washed up container, it becomes a life or death situation for the unexpecting residents. As a concept it is perfectly fine as it attempts to blend a kitchen sink drama with the fantastical but the execution is a little lacking. The cul-de-sac in question is none other than the disused estate from the now cancelled soap opera, Brookside. It is rather odd seeing the location again in a horror film and I can’t help but think a Brookside/monster mash-up wouldn’t have been infinitely more entertaining.
Given the film’s low budget the performances are pleasingly competent with a host of decent TV actors popping up throughout.…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.