KM 31: Kilometro 31 (2006)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Rigoberto Castañeda

Writer:

Rigoberto Castañeda (writer)

Release Date:

2 February 2007 (Mexico)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

There are worse things than death...

Plot:

While driving through the kilometer 31 of a lonely road, Agata Hameran hits a boy. She leaves her car...

Plot Keywords:

Coma | Supernatural | Twin | La Llorona | Splatter

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Iliana Fox	...	Ágata / Catalina
Adrià Collado	...	Nuno
Raúl Méndez	...	Omar
Luisa Huertas	...	Anciana
Fernando Becerril	...	Doctor
Mikel Mateos	...	Nino
Carlos Aragon	...	Ugalde (as Carlos Aragón)
Hanna Sirog	...	Agata-ascenas dobles
Julián Álvarez	...	Nino-ascenas dobles
Marcela Pezet	...	Fantasma
Claudette Maillé	...	Mamá
Giselle Audirac	...	Enfermera
Camilo San Vicente	...	Judge 1
Everardo Arzate	...	Camillero
Mónica Bejarano	...	Recepcionista

Also Known As:

Hell's Highway: KM31 (Singapore: English title)
KM 31: Kilometre 31 (International: English title)
Kilometre 31 (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and horror images.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Mexico | Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:16 | USA:R | Sweden:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 (self applied)

Filming Locations:

Desierto de los Leones, Estado de México, Mexico

Company:

Lemon Films

Movie Connections:

Followed by Untitled Kilometer 31 Sequel (2010)

Soundtrack:

Lost (Por tu Amor)

Kilometro fails in deliver a solid story

For anyone that doesn't know; the horror genre in Mexico has been in the limbo for years, the only Mexican horror movies we remember are horrible ones like: Vacaciones del terror, and all those silly scary movies. However when Kilometro 31 was announced I actually had faith in it. Would this movie revitalize the Mexican horror genre? Sadly know I can say that it doesn't.

The movie delivers some jump scenes, nice special effects, good use of sound and some impressive cinematography, but lacks entirely in story, originality and most importantly in the characters.

It follows the same clichés we've all seen in Hollywood's horror, it borrows elements from The Ring (Gore Verbinski), The Grudge (Takashi Shimizu) and even worst movies like La Monja (Luis de la Madrid) and Darkness (Jaume Balagueró).

It tries to make us care about its characters but it never does, you realize how empty the movie is then the horrible ending starts to roll, clearly making us feel like this was a waste of time and money, and feeling like they didn't even know how to end it, they just knew how to make it look good, focusing more in the effects.

I just expected that this would be in the vein of old good Mexican horror movies like: Hasta el viento tiene miedo and El libro de piedra, even though remakes of both movies have been announced, one hopes that they don't go for the same route, that Kilometro follows.

5/10