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Shallow Grave (1994) 7.3
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7.3/10 from 32,081 users
Metascore: 67/100
Reviews: 126 user | 64 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash. Director:Danny BoyleWriter:John Hodge |
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To avoid spoiling the movie this plot summary is very brief. It starts when three people living together in a four bedroom flat are looking for a house mate. The interviews they conduct are very unorthodox and very funny. Eventually the three agree on one prospective tenant. He moves in, locks his door, and is not seen again. After a couple of days the three become curious and break in to his room. What follows is an amazing piece of cinema and to say more would ruin it. Written by <djm@sinope.kbs.citri.edu.au>
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What's a little murder among friends? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for scenes of strong grisly violence, and for some language and nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 February 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Petits meurtres entre amis See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£734,340 (UK) (20 January 1995)Gross:
£4,923,439 (UK) (17 March 1995)Company Credits
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Written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
Performed by Nina Simone
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Ewan McGregor's mother, Carol McGregor, has a cameo in the film as one of the prospective flatmates. See more »Goofs
The film is set in Edinburgh and Alex works on North Bridge, presumably for the Evening News newspaper. However, when the first body is found in the woods Alex arrives home with an armful of the copies of the Evening Times, Glasgow's evening newspaper (the movie was partly shot in Glasgow). See more »Crazy Credits
The closing credits appear over images of the three main characters in happier times, ironically all laughing hysterically. See more »Soundtracks
"My Baby Just Cares for Me"Written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
Performed by Nina Simone
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A great modern thriller containing all the necessary ingredients of a decent suspense story: constantly growing tension, sly humor, and genuinely surprising plot twists. It's kind of like a 90s version of a Hitchcock flick (think "Rope"), and like somebody here wrote, once you start watching it you can't stop.
The plot is deliciously wicked. Just how far are you going to go for money? Will you kill for it? Are you willing to share it? Will you give up your best friends for it? How insane will a large amount of cash drive you? And in the end, and this is the most important question "Shallow Grave" rises, will it make you happy?
If there was any more violence in this movie it would turn disgusting, but Danny Boyle knows how to measure it just right. Though he doesn't quite reach the virtuosity of "Trainspotting" here, his trademarks are all present: the fast pace, the urban background beats, the enthralling camera angles and so forth.
The three leads are all great, but there's no question about who the movie belongs to: Ewan McGregor is energetic, powerful and photogenic in his portrayal of a young journalist. No wonder he became such a star.