Sammy_Sam_Sam Oh, the irony! I enjoy watching Danny Dyer movies, simply because they're so laughably bad, but this one is so bad it's dreadful. The script is terrible, the story nonsensical, the music is bizarre, the acting reminds me of secondary school drama class and for the most part, relatively little happens. There is a storyline and some action does occur eventually, but by the time it happens you'll probably either have stopped watching or nodded off. I've given it 3 out of 10 and the only reason it wasn't a 1 was because Danny made me laugh so much. From his "I want to be somebody" line to his comical run, Danny brings some (no doubt unintentional) humour to proceedings. There is also a great moment where Danny says: "I've done something terrible, and I've got to live with it for the rest of my life". He delivers the line so well that one can only assume that he was thinking about this movie.

MattyGibbs I read the reviews of this film prior to watching it and needless to say I wasn't expecting much. The reviews are pretty much spot on, this is a strange film which is badly filmed and badly acted. Very little happens the plot doesn't make much sense and the editing is appalling. Danny Dyer gets a lot of bad press but I happen to quite like him unfortunately this is by far the worst performance i've seen him put in. It's almost as if he realised this was rubbish and couldn't be bothered. Jimmi Mistry is terrible, the girls are more convincing but no more than adequate. For all it's many flaws however at least the film kept me watching and therefore I can't say it's anywhere near the worst film i've ever seen. There are one or two decent moments and I quite liked the ending. I probably wouldn't watch it again but on the basis I got to the end without being too bored i'll give it a probably generous 6.

chalkey1979 I've never written a review on here before, never felt the need to...but this film is so mind- numbingly awful that I felt I must.Let me just say that I like the odd bad B-movie horror film, I can suspend my rational brain for occasional bad scripts, poor acting, terrible CGI, stupid characters & unrealistic plots, but this...well this is just an abomination of a film.The thing about Basement is, well, every single thing is badly done. I'll go through it bit by bit;Story: Virtually non-existent & at times it was just plain head-scratchingly stupid. The odd cliché is fine in horror films but this was like a lesson in how not to do things. The big 'reveal' just makes you say 'eh?', which I'm sure is not what they were aiming to achieve.Characters: Zero depth & no time was spent on development of any character, not a single one was likable & in horror films you really need to have at least one person you want to live (not just because one is pregnant either, that was a cheap & lazy move in this film). The men were loutish & hateful & the girls were just pathetic. Script: Sounded like it children wrote it with crayons on fancy coloured paper. People shouting, babbling & talking in riddles most of the time. Jimi Mistry's mockney stereotype was the worst, I felt, when he confronted a stranger with something along the lines of "what, you & your friends having a p**sy, p**sy row with us now?", not a sentence I'd ever confront anyone with after they'd just attacked me (& that censored word is about urine. Not, a lady's parts...for anyone wondering).Acting: To be fair, Marlon Brando would have struggled with this script/story but, it was dreadful anyway. As I have mentioned, Jimi Mistry's terrible 'fake hard-nut cockney' complete with Colin Farrell accent is the worst. That said, all the girls give him a decent run for his money with their confusing mimsy withering & shrieking. Danny Dyer, well he is just Danny Dyer. Every character he ever plays should be called Danny, it'd just be easier.Production: This whole film has a kind of quarter finished feel...as if this was the product of a trial run of the cameras/sound equipment/lighting etc. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that this was filmed in an afternoon. All in all, there is literally nothing to this film at all. You would gain nothing from watching it. Being bored is more fun.Earlier, I used the word 'horror' I might as well mention that it's not in any way scary & I assume they were hoping that it would have a claustrophobic feel to it, but it really doesn't. The ending is probably the worst part of all. After this ending, all you can do is shrug. Which is probably a fitting tribute to this film. A massive shrug. If I could give it zero I would, it is most certainly the biggest waste of time I've ever spent staring at a rectangular flashing box.

panikjimma I am a big fan of horror films, and an even bigger one of English horror but this movie puts the British film industry to shame. How any money at all could be invested in such a load of nonsensical rubbish is beyond me. The plot, such as it is, makes absolutely no sense, the acting is atrocious and even though the film only lasts 74 minutes, it seems like four times that due to the boredom. All that really happens is a bunch of totally uninteresting characters walk up and down the same dingy corridors over and over again talking crap and then it ends, leaving you wondering why you wasted your time watching this bilge rather than doing almost anything else you could possibly think of. I have just taken great pleasure in cutting up the DVD and disposing of it just in case someone makes the mistake of ever putting in their DVD player. I would rather gnaw my own legs off than watch this again. Do not watch if you know what's good for you!