Black Rock (2012)

Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls' weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.

Director:

Katie Aselton

Writers:

Mark Duplass (screenplay), Katie Aselton (story)

Stars:

Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth

Cast

Credited cast:
Katie Aselton	...	Abby
Lake Bell	...	Lou
Kate Bosworth	...	Sarah
Will Bouvier	...	Henry
Jay Paulson	...	Derek
Anslem Richardson	...	Alex
Carl K. Aselton III	...	Fisherman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dr. Carl Aselton	...	Extra
Henry Barrons	...	Extra
John Davis	...	Extra
Ron Green	...	Extra
Michael Kuhni	...	Extra
Tyler Openshaw	...	Extra
Jim Parker	...	Extra
Dave Pinkham	...	Extra

Storyline

Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls' weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

weekend | maine | survival | island | two word title | 

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Taglines:

Not every island is a paradise.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong violence, pervasive language, sexual references and brief graphic nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2013 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Submarine Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.75 (2013)

User Reviews

A solid little Indie Horror • 6/10

I prefer to know as little as possible about a movie I'm about to watch so's not to spoil it, or give myself any sort of expectation, good or bad. I would normally check to see it's genre and cast, but all I knew in this instance was that it was a Horror with shades of Deliverance. After watching this impressive little low budget affair I got a pleasant surprise when I found out who the director was. None other than Katie Aselton who also wrote, produced and co-starred.

The story stuck to the horror formula of the 'hunted by crazies in the woods' scenario, but we have three ladies instead of men being the hunted this time round. It's nothing fancy with three friends going into the woods, meeting three men, who turn out to have been kicked out the Army recently, and now want to kill our three heroines. The girls are played extremely well by Aselton (Abby), Lake Bell (Lou) with Superman's ex girlfriend Kate Bosworth (Sarah) and between them have loads of experience. It shows. The performances will not be winning awards but be assured, they are good and practically picked the entire movie up on it's shoulders, and carried it over the finish line. A lame story such as this needs help, and as they didn't have a great deal of money, the biggest investment was in the actors themselves. All of the actors were way too good for a low budget horror such as this and Aselton had a relatively easy job when it came to getting them to perform but her inexperience was telling on most of the action scenes. Unfortunately men are in far more action films than women and is certainly true in Kate's case, but she still gave us the goods. Ex model Aselton is developing a sure hand behind the lens, with her first directorial movie The Freebie receiving a lukewarm reception in 2010, but proving that horror just might not be her thing. Even so, I'm impressed by her tenacity and the fact she's making a go of it when others are happy to stick to the one task. Kate can take on four and look sexy whilst doing so.

It's not the greatest horror ever made but the story was told well, the horror was acceptable however it was the acting that was the real star of this film. That and that alone. It's a horror that will do in a pinch if you see nothing else and will please the indie crowd.

Recommended

Score: 6/10

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