Dead Shadows (2012)

Dead Shadows tells the terrifying story about a young man, Chris, whose parents were brutally killed 11 years ago, on the same day that Halley's Comet could be seen from earth. Tonight, a ... See full summary »

Director:

David Cholewa

Writer:

Vincent Julé

Stars:

Gilles Barret, Margaux Devy, Sylvain Dubois

Cast

Credited cast:
Gilles Barret	...	Dad
Margaux Devy
Sylvain Dubois	...	Tramp
John Fallon	...	John
Norbert Ferrer	...	Rapist
Blandine Marmigère	...	Claire
Franck Penaud	...	Lead soldier
Christophe Perez	...	Mutant
Aurèle Petitpierre	...	Man in underwear at the party
Baya Rehaz	...	Girl in grocery store
Rurik Sallé	...	Thug leader
Johanna Seror	...	Laure
Vanessa Valence	...	Mom
Fabian Wolfrom	...	Chris

Storyline

Dead Shadows tells the terrifying story about a young man, Chris, whose parents were brutally killed 11 years ago, on the same day that Halley's Comet could be seen from earth. Tonight, a new comet is going to appear and everyone in his building are getting ready for a party to celebrate the event. There's even an apocalypse theory going around. As the night falls, Chris discover that people are acting strangely - and it seems to somehow be connected to the comet. People are becoming disoriented and violent and it doesn't take long before they start mutating into something from beyond this world. In a fight for survival, Chris has to try to escape from his building with the help of a gun toting tenant.

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

2012 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Medias

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Absolutely abysmal

Regarding an alien invasion of France, this film is utterly dire. It has a wimpish protagonist who every chick in the film seems to have the hots for and every female character in it is either shallow, vapid or both. It gives no real explanation or backstory, but simply belts along, yet manages to be utterly devoid of tension or suspense and has stupid plot holes. Even at 70 odd minutes it still feels too long and is basically a sequence of weird occurrences and mediocre fight scenes. Also, the CGI sucks.

I don't even really have the heart to go into any more detail except to say that it's a total turkey and didn't go down well at all with the audience at the Edinburgh Dead by Dawn festival where I caught it.

2/10, a boring annoying film that doesn't seem to have a clue about what it actually wishes to say and a film to be avoided. Truly dreadful.