blue-flower-177
The usual storage unit horror, people getting trapped etc.. the acting is very poor, could have been made way more interesting
a_baron
How good can a film be when mostly it entails a group of people walking around in a building which at times is semi-dark or dark dark? Better than you think. Ella is marrying a wealthy banker, but she is a tad suspicious about him, so recruits a shady friend to prise open his storage unit and read his secret diary. When they arrive at the depository she misreads the number, and instead of going to the third floor below ground they go to the lower basement where unsuspectingly they open the door to Hell. What appears to be a sub-human creature grabs and kills the unfortunate Molly, leaving Ella to flee to a higher level where she meets up with a corrupt detective, a morphine addict, an advertising executive, and a creepy guy she had met on the way down who is actually living in a unit having lost his job and been kicked out by his landlord.What happens next is predictable but not so, there is a twist in the tale, and if it were not for the unhappy ending, it would earn a full 10 points. Of course, for some people an unhappy ending is really a happy ending, and vice versa.
kosmasp
This wouldn't be so bad, if it weren't for the clichés and some of the actors (for various reasons, either while they probably can't do any better or because their roles have been underwritten). Take Mischa Barton: She was "working" perfectly in OC, but since then has not found a place in the "acting"/movie business.But while the movie does pack a punch or two (the ending is either too good for the movie or will annoy you, because the movie seemed to go to a different place), the overall feeling gets undermined by many factors, another one being the script/dialog. It's a shame really, especially considering all the places this could've gone (no pun intended)
Bloodmarsh Krackoon
We're closing in on Halloween, which means every horror director on the planet is doing everything they can to get their, more than likely, terrible film ready for release. Which also means that every bad actor and actress on the same planet, is doing what he/she has to do to land a role in one of these, more than likely terrible films (Hello, Mischa Barton.) So, we have 'The Hoarder.' About a group of strangers trapped in a storage facility. This has been done numerous times before, and never really reaches it's full potential, because every director tries to do too much with such simple material. 'Storage 24' is one of the more recent attempts, which I have yet to rate/review. Let me just say, I'd probably go with that one over 'The Hoarder.' What really hurts this film, is the characters and acting. There isn't a single likable character in the film, and each actor/actress seems to be hell bent on showing us just how terrible they really can be. I'm reading reviews about how unbelievably bad Mischa Barton has become - and the first thought that pops into my head is, when has she ever been good? Did I miss the single moment in the history of cinema, where she wasn't bad?As for the rest of the cast - Jamie Bacon goes all out trying to make a name for himself, by being the worst actor in the film, while Andrew Buckley waddles around, chasing people at a pace that is probably equivalent to a crippled man in a wheel chair. Anything this film had going for it, up until you discover the 'twist,' is erased, when you realize you're going to see more of Andrew Buckley's blubber flapping around, as he struggles to capture his next victim.Random Ramblings of a Madman: Andrew Buckley, please, for the love of Jesus Christ - do not ever run again in a film or in public. I hate being the one to tell you this, but you're fat - and you can't act.
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