Roadkill (TV 2011)

Six young friends on a road trip in Ireland run afoul of gypsies who curse them for accidentally running down an old woman. The curse takes the form of a terrifying flying beast that tries killing them all.

Director:

Johannes Roberts

Writer:

Rick Suvalle

Stars:

Oliver James, Eliza Bennett, Kacey Barnfield

Cast

Credited cast:
Oliver James	...	Ryan
Eliza Bennett	...	Hailey
Kacey Barnfield	...	Kate
Stephen Rea	...	Seamus
Diarmuid Noyes	...	Chuck
Roisin Murphy	...	Anita
Ned Dennehy	...	Luca
Eve Macklin	...	Drina
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith	...	Tommy
Stella McCusker	...	Fortune Teller
Una C.	...	Gypsey (as Una Caryll)
Colin Maher	...	Joel
Keith Burke	...	Deputy

Storyline

A group of friends is on a scenic RV road trip through Ireland, but their cross-country adventure takes an unexpected turn when they accidentally run down an old gypsy woman. Before she dies, the woman curses them, summoning a giant bird of prey called a Simuroc to exterminate the young people, one by one.

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Plot Keywords:

curse | ireland | gypsy | cross country | giant bird | 

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Taglines:

Fear the Sky!

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Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Põrgulik retk

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MNG Films, Parallel Film Productions, Parallel Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Bucket List (2007)

User Reviews

One of the better SyFy Channel movies...

First of all, I have to say that for an original SyFy movie, then "Roadkill" was actually quite good. SyFy have put a lot of really cheesy and bad monster/horror movies out there, so it was a nice breath of fresh air to actually see something nice from them.

The story takes place in Ireland, where a group Americans plan to travel the country by an RV. However they have an accident with some gypsies and end up getting cursed by a dying woman. The curse is that each and every one of them will be killed by a terrible roc.

That being said, then I found the acting in the movie to actually be quite alright. And most memorable in "Roadkill" was Ned Dennehy (playing Luca, one of the gypsies).

"Roadkill" have adequate effects. Of course, don't expect to be blown away with award-winning CGI effects, this is SyFy after all. But still, compared to many of their other movies, "Roadkill" actually pulled off some nice enough effects and CGI. The roc itself looked interesting, though I was wondering why it had no feathers at all, it looked sort of like a weird, plucked carrion bird. But still, it worked out well enough.

You are easily immersed into the story and I found myself to be thoroughly entertained throughout the entire movie. So for a SyFy movie, this was actually not all that bad. I am rating it 5/10 only because it was a fairly mediocre plot that held nothing particularly new or interesting to be seen. "Roadkill" is good entertainment, however it just lacks that particular something to make it rise above mediocrity.