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Dead Bodies (2003)
8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful :-
Starts well, ends cheap, 23 September 2006
Author: ivokremer from Netherlands
I have seen Shallow Grave years ago, and *that* was one of those movies I kept in memory for a very long time. It was intense from beginning to end and with plenty of sudden twists. But all of these made sense.
I can't tell the same about Dead Bodies. Above the title is a subtitle that claims it to be "even better than Shallow Grave". This is a big lie.
Dead Bodies looses strength and gets far less convincing during the movie.
Two supporting characters for example, turn out to be a whole lot less innocent than they first appeared to be. That could work as a surprise, but it didn't surprise me. I could see it coming minutes before, and *that* is a big difference with Shallow Grave.
Another thing I have to mention is that characters in this movie often respond not very realistic. They behave like that more often when the movie gets to it's end.
I would have found it far more interesting if some of the characters would have stayed completely innocent, not knowing what is going on. It would have been better for the contrast with for example Tommy and his friend who have to carry a *huge* secret with them.
But no, for some stupid reason the makers of this movie decided that all characters should show their darkest sides. It does not work in a movie like this.
The end felt much like an open end. It left me with an unsatisfied feeling. I expected a whole lot more of it.
At first I would have given this movie six stars because it is not entirely a bad movie. I liked watching it. Most of the time.
But occasionally I saw some really poor acting and unrealistic scenes and because of the disappointing open end, I stick to four stars this time. And because it turned out to be a mistake that I have spend my time and money to it. Unlike Shallow Grave, I will probably forget Dead Bodies very soon. It is just not such a special movie.
The makers could have done a far better job with this movie. It is a shame that they did not.
4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :-
Enjoyable, but not amazing., 26 August 2005
Author: Sanada-Yukishiro from Netherlands
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
I recently bought Dead Bodies in a sale in our local DVD store. The DVD cover looked very promising, with quotes as : 'Smarter then Shallow Grave' en 'Won 3 Irish Film Awards'. I never saw Shallow Grave but I assumed that it was a good movie, so I expected a good thriller with an interesting story. Well, Dead Bodies has a interesting story, but it's not very well executed. Furthermore,it could just be me, but I got quite a few laughs out of this movie, so there's a little comedy in it. Dead Bodies is about Tommy and his girlfriend, she's a stupid, whining bitch who, after Tommy and her split up, comes back to live with him. It's not going so well living together, because, well, she's a stupid bitch, so one day they get in a fight and while Tommy runs off, he pushes her aside, and she falls over, hits her head on the table and bleeds to dead. When Tommy gets back he doesn't know what to do. He decides that it's best to bury the body. While doing so, he discovers another body at the same place he buries the body of his girlfriend. And after this, some quite strange events occur. There are some weird twists in this movie, towards the end, but the problem is that the end is not fulfilling. It's not complete, parts are missing, in short, the ending is just weak.
Overall: Dead Bodies is an enjoyable film, but not amazing.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
well there's not many Irish films around..., 3 December 2007
Author: mmnewton from United Kingdom
Late night on BBC1, was on my way to bed but curiosity piqued at a contemporary-set Irish film so I stayed to watch for a few minutes and then stayed to the end. I have to admit that the main attraction was the only English actress, Kelly Reilly, who is stunning to look at.
This is billed as a black comedy, which is one of the hardest things to pull off. It should be the perfect blend of horror and horrible laughs so that in the end you don't know why you're laughing - for me Martin Scorsese's After Hours (1985) is the best example. Dead Bodies is more black than comedy but the plot rattles along and spirals down towards further blackness. I didn't spot the final twists in the tale as some other posters here did so I was suitably surprised.
As a snapshot of the Irish film industry in 2003, it all seems rather worthy; it doesn't look like they spent too much on the making of it so it had a chance to make its money back. The script could've been a whole lot sharper but the acting was on the whole pretty good. I'm glad I watched it, flaws and all, tho I don't think I learnt much about Ireland today, especially their policing methods!
9 out of 19 people found the following comment useful :-
Grusome twosome, 5 January 2004
Author: jlon from Dublin
The best horror movie made in Ireland was "Dementia 13".
A young man rows with his girlfriend only to discover her dead body later on the same the day.
Watchable but below average. There's good fun in spotting the locations. This movie had no subplots which made tiresome viewing. The TV camera-work (square-screen) didn't help. Some of the song on the soundtrack made the dialogue inaudible. Lively opening scenes but "Dead Bodies" soon ended in trite plot twists. I lost interest quickly. Pretty actresses though.
"Dead Bodies" pales in comparison to other recent horror pics. Try "Dead End" instead.
0 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Good little Irish murder drama!, 13 January 2007
Author: CalDexter from scotland
I saw Dead Bodies on BBC1 at the start of the week, it was on just past midnight (i could not sleep) so i thought i would be turning off the telly half way through, however it turned out to be an enjoyable grim little drama about a guy called Tommy who by accident causes his girlfriend (sexy Katy Davis) to fall and die and disposes of the body himself...then all sorts of paranoid things start to happen.
I don't want to give away the plot or any twists so check it out, because you get a great shot of Katy Davis's bum as shes having sex in this film and it rivals Nicole Kidman's butt shot in the much better thriller Malice.
4 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :-
Baby steps to what might yet opens doors to Irish film, 8 May 2003
Author: furry008 from Ireland
The film is a nice little cleverly written film, but the direction adds a very strong amateur feel to it. If Hollywood got there hands on the idea it might have been a world wide success but alas the Irish critics, if they have the right to be even called that have rallied behind him, making him sound like a prodigy but they are very over rated judgements. Whether or not he'll get any better at directing than this is yet very uncertain.
Some of the cast are really good others are born stage actors and should remain so.... still though with the Irish film board pumping out these low budget films it's no wonder the Irish film industry is light years behind everyone else. Out with the old and in with the new I say.. But Robert Quinn is a start... so mixed views.
6 out of 18 people found the following comment useful :-
Good director, poor script, 11 September 2004
Author: greenbuff
Robert Quinn shows he's got the goods but needs to exercise better judgment when deciding what scripts to go with - You don't get too many shots. Well directed but where does one draw the line? - director has to take some credit for story choices and character motivation which in this instance was non existent.
Pauper's "Shallow Grave" this. Derek Landy had the very good fortune to see what passes in most instances for a first draft make it to the screen. One can only pray "Boy Eats Girl" is better for everyone's sake. Logic is non existent and characters are all unsympathetic and unlikeable, as evidenced by audiences in all media staying away in droves and film going down like a lead balloon internationally.
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