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Grim (1996) Movie Review

By Newguy

Grim – Movie Review

Grim (1996) Movie Review

First Reaction – Grim is what you would expect from a low budget late night horror, easy to watch without many scares.

Director: Paul Matthews

Writer: Paul Matthews (Screenplay)

Cast

  • Emmanuel Xuereb (Bad Boys)
  • Jack Chancer
  • Kadamba
  • Michael Fitzpatrick (Unredeemed)
  • Tres Hanley

Plot: A team of spelunkers, when investigating a system of caves beneath a small town, come across a hideous creature that can move through walls.

Runtime: 1 Hour 28 Minutes 

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Grim starts when Rob (Xuereb), Steve (Chancer) Penny (Hanley) and Trish (Crenshaw) join other spelunkers. They want to investigate the cave system beneath a small town, when they clash with a hideous creature. However, they become trapped and must look for the missing members of their team while eluding the creature.

The caves become more difficult to navigate than they expected, forcing them to make tough decisions. However, it is what they find along the more disturbing way.

Verdict on Grim

Recap

The movie follows a group of Spelunkers who descended to a cave system below their small town. However, they discover a creature lurking in the system and must try to find a new way out. It because a race against time to make it out alive.

Best Parts

The cave system is creepy and atmospheric which keeps us wanting to see what could be around each corner. Elsewhere, the creatures motivation has plenty of questions around it.

Worst Parts

While the location is good, the scares are weak, they don’t hit hard enough to deliver on the levels you would expect. Elsewhere, the performances are not the best, leaving us laughing at the more serious moments of the movie.

Final ThoughtsGrim is a typical late night horror without too many scares.

Grim (1996) Movie Review

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