Storm Warning (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Jamie Blanks

Writer:

Everett De Roche (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Survival Can Be Murder

Plot:

A yuppie couple lost in a swamp seek refuge at an isolated farmhouse only to discover they've jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Beautiful Woman | Killer

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Nadia Farès	...	Pia
Robert Taylor	...	Rob
David Lyons	...	Jimmy
Mathew Wilkinson	...	Brett
John Brumpton	...	Poppy
Jonathan Oldham	...	Red Tracksuit Guy
Puss	...	Honky - Dog

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, terror, gore, language, some sexuality and nudity.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:Not Rated (uncut version) | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Germany:(Banned) (SPIO/JK) (cut) | Germany:18 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Central City Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Resolution Independent

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Long Weekend (2008)

Didn't like it... Deceiving

I bought this one off the $7.50 rack at Wal Mart. I gotta admit I am not a big fan of Australian movies. I think this movie was different because you explore a weird side of Australia that you really never think of. When you think of Australia, or New Zealand, you typically think of sunny beaches, kangaroos, and the outback. (or at least I do). You don't think of backwoods psychotic rednecks hacking people up on an island. I think that is what really drew me to this movie.

The movie started out as it says, and progressed onward. I liked the idea of the mystery of "Poppy", who you really don't see till later on in the movie. After seeing him though, the thought of him actually being scary and psychotic passed my mind. On the back of the box the movie states that the couple were sex slaves, in which they actually were NOT (not that I bought the movie for that.) I did like the plot of the movie, but don't feel the potential of the plot was properly taken advantage of. It reminded me of a worse version of "Wolf Creek", which was terrible in itself. It was a weak movie that didn't produce. I gotta admit, the scene with the fishing line was pretty nice, and the scene with the fan boat at the end. Other than that, I gotta give this one a 5/10.