Review of Severance (2006) by Jarrett M — 10 Aug 2012
Severance is a humurous horror film with a decent cast that will provide a good 90 mins of entertainment, but won't impress, amaze, or redefine the genre. The story is a little generic compared to similar films in order to set things up, but it never feels to boring or stale as the film progresses.
The film does play with your expectations at times, but never does get to the point of a full commentary on the genre like Scream or The Cabin in The Woods. It also lacks the amount of laughs that other horror comedies bring to the table.
The cast does a fine job with their characters, and while there are no clear standouts, Laura Harris and Danny Dyer probably bring the most memorable performances to the table. My biggest issue with the film was the threat to the main characters.
Unless I missed something, there seemed to be no reasoning as to why they where trying to kill off everyone. Not really a big issue for me, but would have been nice to have a bit of backstory there. In all, an entertaining film, but most things that this movie does have been done better by others.
A mild recommendation, worth a look if you come across it, but I wouldn't say you need to go out of your way to see it.
This review of Severance (2006) was written by Jarrett M on 10 Aug 2012.
Severance has generally received positive reviews.
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