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I decided to watch this when I read in another review that Patty McCormack (of The Bad Seed) was in this film. Got a pleasant surprise. This is very good for the budget. If you like horror that takes you in unexpected directions, give this one a try. There are a couple of very interesting twists on the standard horror movie plot. For the most part, the dialog flows naturally, and if any of the other actors are first-timers, you can't tell by their performances. Hats off to the director and crew for what they achieved with basic special effects and editing.
After reading some of the positive reviews on this page, I eagerly went the Unbox route to view Shallow Ground. Boy am I glad I'm not stuck with a worthless disk. Although this movie starts out promisingly, it taxes the patience of the viewer and never pays off. The frustrations are of two types: 1) nobody in the movie can figure out what's going on, and 2) neither can the the viewer. Why did the naked boy walk into the police station oozing blood from every pore? Dunno. Why do people become homicidal and/or extremely stupid when they touch said blood? Search me. But surely, the frenzied activity on the screen will result in everything being resolved, right? Surely, the two naked women strung up from tree limbs will not have suffered without explanation, right? Not on your life. And just when you think the agony of watching terrible acting and baffling behavior has come to an end, the movie finishes with a scene from out of nowhere. Reminds me of another horror movie with a perplexing ending...the viewer was rewarded with a fade-out of a cemetery caretaker looking into the camera and laughing his @#$ off. Well, it's not funny. If you waste time or money on this, the joke is on you. The only things that prompted me to give it two stars (instead of one) are the vividly photographed scenery and, for once, some realistic-looking blood. Must be where the budget went.
This movie is sooo creepy! It has a really good story line and I was impressed by the ending! It's one of those scary movies that you can watch over and over again because you're comfortable with it! Loved it!