Mummy an' the Armadillo (2004)

Voti degli utenti:

4.9/10   

Regista:

J.S. Cardone

Scrittori (WGA):

J.S. Cardone (play)
J.S. Cardone (screenplay)

Genere:

Drammatico | Thriller

Plot:

A young woman stops at a rundown roadside diner during a dark and stormy night which sets in motion a series of events that bring out dark secrets, psychological quotes, and more.

Plot Keywords:

Diner | Dark And Stormy Night | Torture | Mind Game | Hostage

Premi:

4 wins

Recensioni degli utenti:

Talky, Thinly Plotted

Cast

Betty Buckley	...	Let
Lori Heuring	...	Billie
Clare Kramer	...	Sarah
Busy Philipps	...	Carol Ann
Brad Renfro	...	Wyatte
Johnathon Schaech	...	Jesse
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Jackie
Wade Williams	...	Temple
Amanda Aday	...	Bevers
F.J. Flynn	...	Father
Ashley Edner	...	Young Billie (as Ashley Louise Edner)
Luke Strode	...	Young Jesse

Alias:

The Scare Hole (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and terror, strong sexual dialogue and language.

Durata:

101 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Divieti:

USA:R

Compagnia:

Sandstorm Films

Citazioni:

Sarah: If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you please untie me.
Let: Not until I get to the bottom of this.
Sarah: Please...please, these ropes are cutting off my circulation
Let: If you wouldn't squirm about like a gopher in a trap, you'd be fine.

Talky, Thinly Plotted

Another case of a stage play taken to the screen with no adaptation. There is a different dynamic for stage dialog versus movies, and it is painfully obvious as the characters deliver lines with no sense of pace. It comes off as a bunch of people just saying lines *at* one another. That's just one of the things that's wrong with this movie. What's worse is the loose, relatively incoherent plot. The simplistic relationship between the characters leads to a letdown when the final "dark secret" is revealed. The film tries for an intense, psychological edge; but the intensity never escalates beyond a bunch of people screaming and waving various weapons at one another, and the psychology never gets much beyond Psych 101.