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Splintered

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A man (Stephen Martin Walters) imprisons a teenager (Holly Weston) to protect her from a legendary beast that roams the Welsh countryside.
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Phelim O'Neill Guardian 09/02/2010
1/5
You just can't wait for them to get killed off quickly enough. Go to Full Review
David Gritten Daily Telegraph (UK) 09/02/2010
1/5
Not enough twists or shocks to make it interesting or scary. Go to Full Review
Kim Newman Empire Magazine 09/01/2010
2/5
Halligan handles the low-budget horror with adroitly but the by-the-numbers plotting takes the edge off the scares. Go to Full Review
Paul Chambers CNNRadio 04/02/2012
F
When you finally learn what it's all about, you might have preferred a community theater production of "Annie" instead. "Splintered" is lame to the max. Go to Full Review
Matt Glasby Total Film 09/09/2010
3/5
An enthusiastic, if dog-eared mongrel of a movie. Go to Full Review
Sloan Freer Radio Times 09/02/2010
2/5
Poor pacing and predictability -- not to mention amateurish performances -- rob even the kills of genuine impact. Go to Full Review
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09/07/2015 terrible film crap acting , borrows from other better horror films and boring avoid See more 09/04/2014 Splintered (Simeon Halligan, 2010) You have seen this movie at least a dozen times. Innocent, or maybe not so innocent but she's certainly done nothing to deserve this, girl is abducted by someone or something and imprisoned. There is someone close by who may or may not be able to help her, but is useful for passing information through to the captive (and, by extension, to the viewers). There is a Big Reveal about the killer, and often whether the viewer is left with a good taste in his or her mouth about the movie turns on whether that Big Reveal works. (I'm not sure it did here, I don't think this movie could have been saved one way or the other.) It's a well-established framework that lazy scriptwriters insert characters into for an almost instantly-completed movie. The end result, given that you are using a well-established framework, is utterly predictable and very rarely worth your time. Such is the case with Splintered. * See more 08/05/2013 Was a cool twist on werewolves but that was about all that was good about this movie. See more 07/19/2013 Poor story which is frankly a mess with an ending that is tacked on. See more 10/13/2012 Horrible acting, horrible story line, horrible idea, horrible characters. Keep far from this one, it makes no sense. Girl is running around some huge house in the woods while her friend gets eaten. She knocks herself out and wakes up tied to a bed naked...WHY DIDNT SHE GET EATED TOO! I could make a better film with my eyes closed. See more 06/23/2012 A promising set-up concerning a monstrous presence in Wales, Splintered is filmed well but gets boring about 30 minutes in and fails to fully develop its creepiness. A nice try, Splintered is just ultimately disappointing on a fundamental level. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (Stephen Martin Walters) imprisons a teenager (Holly Weston) to protect her from a legendary beast that roams the Welsh countryside.
Director
Simeon Halligan
Producer
Rachel Richardson-Jones
Screenwriter
Stephen Trimingham, Simeon Halligan
Production Co
Splintered Films
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2020
Runtime
1h 25m
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