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Sweet young Melanie Blaine returns to her small backwoods country hometown of Gibbington to check on her estranged ex-sheriff father Howard...
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Neil Marshall to Burst out in 3-D for Lionsgate
(From Fangoria. 11 October 2009, 11:50 PM, PDT)
Neil Marshall & Sam Raimi To ‘Burst’ In 3D
(From Screen Rant. 10 October 2009, 8:10 AM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 11 October 2009, 11:50 PM, PDT)
Neil Marshall & Sam Raimi To ‘Burst’ In 3D
(From Screen Rant. 10 October 2009, 8:10 AM, PDT)
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A fun swamp-set horror creature feature
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(Complete credited cast) | Bruce Dern | ... | Howard Blaime |
 | Cindy Sampson | ... | Melanie Blaime |
 | Nicolas Wright | ... | Jimmy Fuller |
 | Robert Higden | ... | Jones |
 | Allison Graham | ... | Deputy Jolene Harris |
| James Kidnie | ... | Sheriff Nelson Bois |
| Bronwen Mantel | ... | Shelly |
| Kwasi Songui | ... | Bigg |
 | Mari-Pier Gaudet | ... | Lisa (as Mary-Pier Gaudet) |
| Jenna Wheeler-Hughes | ... | Young Dream Girl |
| Marc V. Denis | ... | Young Howard (as Marc Viger Denis) |
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Continuity: In the scene where they are driving towards the county line at the end of the movie, the "swamp devil" pulls the tailgate off the pickup truck, but as they turn around in the next scene, the tailgate is back on and before the truck explodes, the tailgate is back off.
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Sweet young Melanie Blaine (winningly played by foxy brunette Cindy Sampson) returns to her small backwoods country hometown of Gibbington to check on her estranged ex-lawman father Howard (splendidly essayed with edgy intensity by Bruce Dern), who's the prime suspect in a series of grisly murders. Nice guy local Jimmy Fuller (an excellent and likable performance by Nicolas Wright) helps Melanie out. Melanie eventually discovers that a vicious monster is behind the killings. Director David Winning relates the absorbing story at a steady pace, offers a vivid and flavorsome evocation of the remote rural setting, maintains an admirably serious tone throughout, stages the attack scenes with flair, and develops a good deal of tension which culminates in a rousing climax. Moreover, the main characters are exceptionally well-drawn and engaging, with Wright a stand-out as the affable Jimmy. Sampson and the always reliable Dern do sterling work with their roles; they receive sound support from Robert Higden as the vengeful, hot-tempered Jones, Allison Graham as eager, scrappy Deputy Jolene Harris, James Kidnie as earnest, upright Sheriff Nelson Bois, and Bronwen Mantel as folksy diner owner Shelly. The gnarly bayou beast that's made up of twigs and mud qualifies as a very cool creature; the CGI effects used to bring it to life are above average and overall acceptable. The smart and compact script by Gary L. Dauberman and Ethlie Ann Vare has an interesting central theme about the fine line between justice and revenge. Daniel Vincelette's crisp cinematography makes nifty occasional use of a gliding Steadicam. James Gelford's shuddery score hits the shivery spot. A really enjoyable fright flick.