One of Them (2003) (V)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Ralph E. Portillo

Writer:

David Ciesielsky (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

The teenagers friends Elizabeth, her brother Jeremy, Jessica, Rick and the hothead Trey have a car wreck caused by a sworn of insects...

Plot Keywords:

School | Academy | Monk | Voodoo | Troubled Youth

Cast

Marianne Bennett	...	Trina
David Berechet	...	Taxi Driver
David Boller	...	Luc
Erin Byron	...	Amanda
Kelly Carmichael	...	Elizabeth
Chase Carpenter	...	Jeremy
Gary Cotton	...	Sheriff Sands
Richard Anthony Crenna	...	Daniel
Scott Fishkind	...	Bobby
Paul Geffre	...	Rick
Chandler M. Guidroz	...	Miss Lorita's Customer
Chris Haynes	...	Miss Lorita's Customer
Josh Henry	...	Kyle
Dan Hixson	...	Man Outside Store
John Patrick Jordan	...	Trey
Lindsey Leigh	...	Waitress
Saudia Lorell	...	Bone Reader
Michael Matney	...	Panhandler
Heather Michele	...	Sharon
Bridget Moore	...	Francis
Lisa Moore	...	Elizabeth's Mom
Roger Parham-Brown	...	Man With Drum
Michael Portillo	...	Store Clerk
Vanessa Portillo	...	Young Woman on Street
Brittany Robertson	...	Young Elizabeth
Elyse Rogers	...	Charlene
Brian Sheridan	...	Zander
Osman Soykut	...	Santiago
Jessica Stewart	...	Jessica
Larry Paul Van Loon	...	Man Following Trina
Tessla A. Walters	...	Miss Lorita

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and language.

Runtime:

93 min (Encore-Mystery Library Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the beginning Trina walks over some stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, then later gets out of the taxi which says flat rate to Logan Airport, which is the Boston area.

Quotes:

Zander: Hey, Charlene. Glad to see I'm not the only one stuck here for vacation.
Charlene: Nope. Sharon's here too.
Zander: I thought she was leaving this morning.
Charlene: Yeah, she was. It was weird, her parents called like three in the morning and cancelled their trip. Oh, hey... did you hear about the car accident people?
Zander: Yeah, they're down in the infirmary.
Charlene: Any guys?

Movie Connections:

References Deliverance (1972)

Soundtrack:

Get out on the Road

Them equals crap

There are a vast multitude of sub-par crappy shot on digital yawn-fests littering videostore shelfs, and this is definitely One of Them. The story of a cult of dead teenagers attempting to turn other teenagers into One of Them is so incompetent in ever single aspect, that just watching One of Them try to act is a daunting task indeed. One of Them will put you to sleep before long with it's inane dull story, it's bad special ed effects, and it's apparent complete disdain for the hapless viewer. Not doubt that One of Them is putrid. If it seems like I've written One of Them too much in my review, you have no clue until you see One of Them. If you were to take a shot EVERY time someone said One of them or asked "are you One of Them?", you'd have to have your stomach pumped before the movie ends, which ironically is a better fate than watching One of Them.

My Grade: F

Where I saw it: Starz on Demand (available until September 29th)