Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter (2012)

An aspiring teen detective stumbles into her first real case, when investigating the mysterious new family in her neighborhood.

Director:

Ryan Andrews

Writers:

Riyad Barmania, Ryan Andrews

Stars:

Jaime Winstone, Aneurin Barnard, Rupert Evans

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jaime Winstone	...	Elfie Hopkins
Aneurin Barnard	...	Dylan Parker
Rupert Evans	...	Mr. Gammon
Kate Magowan	...	Mrs. Gammon
Kimberley Nixon	...	Pippa
Gwyneth Keyworth	...	Ruby Gammon
Will Payne	...	Elliot Gammon
Amanda Drew	...	Susannah Hopkins
Julian Lewis Jones	...	Harry Hopkins
Claire Cage	...	Lottie Jenkins
Richard Harrington	...	Timothy Jenkins
Sule Rimi	...	Constable Kelly
Alastair G. Cumming	...	Mr. Parker (as Alastair Cumming)
Steven Mackintosh	...	Michael
Ray Winstone	...	Butcher Bryn

Storyline

An aspiring teen detective stumbles into her first real case, when investigating the mysterious new family in her neighborhood.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | teenage detective | amateur detective | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some drug use

Details

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter

Filming Locations:

Coast, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black & Blue Films, Size 9 Productions, Fyzz Factory, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Maltese Falcon (1941)

User Reviews

Takes a while but gets interesting once it does

Attempting to find meaning in her world, an amateur detective finds her new small-town neighbors are the perfect opportunity to refine her skills only to stumble upon an even deadlier secret that threatens her small-town home.

This one here didn't really turn out all that bad and had some decent stuff about it. What really tends to work here is the slow-broiling mystery throughout here which comes off rather nicely with the strange, odd family seeming like completely worthwhile avenue of study here that really makes for quite a nice time. The fanciful stories and traveling quips, the secretive glances and looks at each other and then the sudden slow-turn into being mysterious and somewhat intimidating lets this initiate the mystery into the fine later half here as this one manages to get that paid off in rather exciting form here as there's a lot of rather enjoyable encounters to come from how they manage to keep up their true nature in the face of the continually persecutions. That leads to plenty of fun here with the building evidence fully realized in the rather brutal encounter in the woods where the entire family is shown engaging in the stalking which is what makes for quite a fun time overall here as the night-time forest setting is put to great use here. Likewise, the family brawling in the final half is all kinds of fun with the stalking taking place on the multiple floors of the house, the brutality in the kills is appealing and it pays off the mystery quite well here. These here are enough to make this one worthwhile despite the fact that there's not much else in here. The film is more of a mystery film about her sleuthing their behavior for the majority of the film and that doesn't tend to offer very much in the way of interesting efforts here since these consist of her sitting in front of a computer piecing everything together or going off on accusations that don't really amount to much throughout here in terms of exciting sequences since nothing happens until the end. The mystery does work, but it's not how it goes about accomplishing it which is where this one falls. As well, the film also tends to run along a big side-plot about her friend and how he's carrying on in life without her, and despite this attempting to stir up a rather noticeable amount of teen-angst drama about it there's just nothing really interesting about them due to the low-key nature of their discussions really bringing anything about them. Otherwise, this here was pretty decent overall.

Rated R: Extreme Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Brief Full Nudity and rampant drug use and references.