Hold us on the edge of our seats in a tightly made genre film that boasts outstanding performances and dynamic direction
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10/17/09
Coffin Rock (2009)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:11
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.8/10
US Box Office: $0
Director: Rupert Glasson
Reviews for Coffin Rock
1 - 16 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticIt's a tense, edge-of-seat ride
10/17/09
Top Critiche quiet, understated setup of the first part of the film is an honest and thoughtful exploration of male ego and infertility. Then Glasson turns up the horror heat and his film becomes another bunny-boiler look at obsession.
10/30/09
Murky, predictable, but well enough played.
10/30/09
While produced by the Wolf Creek team, the comparisons end there since it's more a humdrum hybrid of Cape Fear and Fatal Attraction, let down by few surprises and even less tension.
10/30/09
The set-up is deceptively low-key, but the second and third acts deliver textbook suspense and horror.
10/23/09
Top CriticRupert Glasson’s persuasive psychological thriller offers an interesting variation on the sociopathic ‘stalker’ plot.
10/23/09
Coffin Rock stands or falls entirely by your reaction to these people - it's not horror, it's a melodramatic thriller, and seen from this perspective, it works nicely.
10/23/09
So bad it’s funny. And yet, so bad it’s just bad.
10/23/09
Top CriticGeneric and workmanlike.
10/23/09
Top CriticRobert Glasson's film is well-shot and directed, and more than decently acted. As a genre movie, it suffices.
10/23/09
Hamstrung by its commitment to ticking off these stalker clichés, but recommended for its earlier, subtler scenes, great location photography, and Chappell's film-carrying charisma.
10/23/09
Coffin Rock is not without potential but never catches fire. We don’t care about any of the characters, Parsonson’s hammy histrionics often make his character laughable rather than terrifying and the violence grows increasingly vile.
10/23/09
This is writer-director Rupert Glasson's first full-length film and he's made a cracking job of it.
10/23/09
The Australian outback looks beautiful on film, but you'll never feel particularly invested or shocked at what goes on during the runtime
09/10/09
Glasson's feature debut boasts both writing and performances of great subtlety, although the effect is somewhat undermined by the odd moment of sensationalist grotesquery (fish-fellating, eye-gouging, flashbacks to patricide, etc.).
09/07/09
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