Creep (2004/I)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Christopher Smith

Writer:

Christopher Smith (written by)

Release Date:

28 January 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil Dwells Underground.

Plot:

Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets.

Plot Keywords:

Underground | Tunnel | London Underground | Subway | Acquaintance

Cast

Franka Potente	...	Kate
Vas Blackwood	...	George
Ken Campbell	...	Arthur
Jeremy Sheffield	...	Guy
Paul Rattray	...	Jimmy
Kelly Scott	...	Mandy
Sean Harris	...	Craig
Kathryn Gilfeather	...	Girl
Grant Ibbs	...	Man
Joe Anderson	...	Male Model
Sean De Vrind	...	Friend
Ian Duncan	...	Friend
Debora Weston	...	Mya
Emily Gilchrist	...	Karen
Craig Fackrell	...	Homeless Guy

Also Known As:

Creep (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, language, some drug use and sexual content.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

UK | Germany

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R | Taiwan:R-18 | USA:R (cut) | Netherlands:16 | Hong Kong:III | Argentina:16 | Norway:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Italy:VM18 | France:-16 | Italy:VM14 | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | UK:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Holborn, London, England, UK

Company:

UK Film Council

Trivia:

Advertising posters showing a bloody hand sliding down a London Underground train window were banned from the Underground as being in bad taste, even though scenes had been filmed with permission in disused stations on the Underground. Producer Julie Baines found this "highly amusing" and "a bit ludicrous", noting that the film is "not based on real events - if it is, we are all in trouble." The ban was later removed, although not in time for the film's British opening.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kate is sitting waiting for the last train, there is a close up on her legs, showing that she's wearing black fishnet tights. All through the rest of the film she seems to be wearing sheer black tights.

Quotes:

Guy: Come on, you know you want it
Kate: Guy - you're mentally ill, do you know that? Freak
Guy: Kate - where you going?
Kate: Out of here
Guy: [sweetly] Good luck!
Kate: Now... what is that supposed to mean?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Severance' (2007) (V)

Better than some recent Horror Movies, But still wide of the mark

Creep doesn't do what its title suggests, it isn't exactly creepy, but it is pretty violent and gruesome. The story is fairly linear and has no plot holes that i noticed and the acting and script are OK.

The problem with Creep is that it doesn't really do anything to set it apart from the rest of the Horror crowd, but when compared to some its not to bad.

With floods of horror movies in recent years (Toolbox Murders, Grudge, White Noise, Descent, Boogeyman to name but a few) Creep is left languishing in mediorcratity.

For horror fanatics, its worth watching and it can hold its own in the genre. For movie lovers in general there is not enough here to warrant your time.

6/10