Body at Brighton Rock, 1 Blu-ray

Just watched and I loved it! Awesome that it was released on video and theatres at the same time, so I can watch it after our kids go to bed!!

Total waste of money and time. Plot 0, acting 0.

never ordered it at all

It’s difficult to make a truly original horror film. So much has been done before and fresh ideas are difficult to pull off no matter how talented the director. With that in mind BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK is a movie that does its best but in the end is offers mediocre scares. At least director/writer Roxanne Benjamin deserves credit for trying. Wendy (Karina Fontes) is a part-time park ranger at a major national park filled with beautiful countryside and mountainous terrain. Not as skilled as her friends she opts to trade one of them to cover replacing signs along the trails of one of the more difficult areas. All goes fine until she gets lost in those mountains and then comes across a dead body. Near Brighton Rock on the map she calls in her location, at least where she thinks she is, and reports the body. Even though in an area with bears roaming around she’s told that she will have to make camp and stay there with the body until the following morning, it’s too late for a chopper to successfully land nearby. She follows her instructions but then strange things begin happening. The first is that while on a nearby mountain top she sees someone checking out the body. She tells him to leave it alone and has a conversation with him. He tells her he lives nearby and that he saw the body. Eventually they part ways and he leaves her to her lone vigil. It is during this night alone with a dead body nearby that things begin to happen. The question becomes are they really happening or is it an overactive imagination fueled by her surroundings. On top of that the question of her hallucinating the things she’s seeing is brought forward. It’s a harrowing night and one that she’s not likely to forget but it is the twist at the end you won’t see coming that elevates this film from what it was at the beginning. Making a horror film that takes place in a national park (unless of course it’s another teens getting killed by mad slasher flick) is not an easy task. It’s even more difficult when you rely on a single character and a dead body to move the story forward. But Benjamin does an admirable job of making the film a bit of a frightener. Perhaps not for the die-hard horror fanatic but definitely for the more average film goer. Fontes does a decent job here as well but it would be nice to see her in a meatier role before praising or condemning her as an actress. From what is seen here she has great potential. As for the rest of the cast their parts are small enough that they’re not quite noticeable enough to comment on. The end result is a movie that offers some chills and spills and a few quick laughs but mostly has you rooting for this new ranger. If you place yourself in her shoes you have to wonder if you would have chosen to spend the night with a dead body in the middle of bear infested woods or not. Let’s hope none of us ever have to make that call and if so that you’ve not seen this movie beforehand.

Omg slow 2 hours of my life Ill never get back what a waste of 6 bucks. Slow not true horror. Weird in spots with a twist in the end wait until you can see if free on Amazon prime in a month or 2, if you are bored and there is nothing else to watch.

He was eating the ham, and then there was the bone in the center. Where did the bone go? It was large enough to be used as a weapon. Which I dont understand why was not done so. She could have survived if only he had saved the hambone. But instead, it conveniently disappeared and now were left with a major plot hole. Other than that, I felt like this movie was okay.

This is a great survival thriller premise, but its lost in the lack of tension and poor acting. I really wanted to like the movie as its description is right up my alley, and so much could have been done with the film to make it engaging, so it just made me feel frustrated that Id spent time and money on it when there was no development of the plot whatsoever. The main character is completely uncharismatic and I had no feeling one way or another about whether I wanted her to survive. Dont waste your time--there are many other movies that you should watch before this one.

Poor story line- trailer was best part of movie

I see a lot of reviews calling this movie boring, I watched it on another streaming device. It’s not boring, but it will be if you go in expecting some action movie. This movie is well filmed, and thankfully while dopey and unaware of her job the lead may be, her actress is anything but. Truly. The reason I’m writing this review is because she carried this movie so well, even the bits that were totally outlandish, but that gets cleared up later. I watched this movie via Hulu. Had I bought it I would have been let down, however, now that I watched it I’m kinda wanting to add it to my collection. It’s not my usual film, it was in the horror/ thriller section, I expected more horror. However, once I got into the movie I was just sitting there for the suspense. There are a few downfalls, but again it’s an indie movie and sometimes Dialing down your ideas is hard. A few more edits and this would have been a completely solid film. I think this movie is rental worthy if you are looking for a good film to creep you out before a hike.

Interesting movie that keeps you glued to the tv.