Body At Brighton Rock

Interesting movie that keeps you glued to the tv.

It’s difficult to make a truly original horror film. So much has been done before and fresh ideas are difficult to pull off no matter how talented the director. With that in mind BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK is a movie that does its best but in the end is offers mediocre scares. At least director/writer Roxanne Benjamin deserves credit for trying. Wendy (Karina Fontes) is a part-time park ranger at a major national park filled with beautiful countryside and mountainous terrain. Not as skilled as her friends she opts to trade one of them to cover replacing signs along the trails of one of the more difficult areas. All goes fine until she gets lost in those mountains and then comes across a dead body. Near Brighton Rock on the map she calls in her location, at least where she thinks she is, and reports the body. Even though in an area with bears roaming around she’s told that she will have to make camp and stay there with the body until the following morning, it’s too late for a chopper to successfully land nearby. She follows her instructions but then strange things begin happening. The first is that while on a nearby mountain top she sees someone checking out the body. She tells him to leave it alone and has a conversation with him. He tells her he lives nearby and that he saw the body. Eventually they part ways and he leaves her to her lone vigil. It is during this night alone with a dead body nearby that things begin to happen. The question becomes are they really happening or is it an overactive imagination fueled by her surroundings. On top of that the question of her hallucinating the things she’s seeing is brought forward. It’s a harrowing night and one that she’s not likely to forget but it is the twist at the end you won’t see coming that elevates this film from what it was at the beginning. Making a horror film that takes place in a national park (unless of course it’s another teens getting killed by mad slasher flick) is not an easy task. It’s even more difficult when you rely on a single character and a dead body to move the story forward. But Benjamin does an admirable job of making the film a bit of a frightener. Perhaps not for the die-hard horror fanatic but definitely for the more average film goer. Fontes does a decent job here as well but it would be nice to see her in a meatier role before praising or condemning her as an actress. From what is seen here she has great potential. As for the rest of the cast their parts are small enough that they’re not quite noticeable enough to comment on. The end result is a movie that offers some chills and spills and a few quick laughs but mostly has you rooting for this new ranger. If you place yourself in her shoes you have to wonder if you would have chosen to spend the night with a dead body in the middle of bear infested woods or not. Let’s hope none of us ever have to make that call and if so that you’ve not seen this movie beforehand.

What started out as what seem to be a combination between the House of the Devil (cool 80s music) and Backcountry simply deteriorates into a problem and overnight journey into boringness. Absolutely do not waste your time. The screenwriter and director, I think, had just watched the two movies I mentioned and tried to combine them... without the excitement. Or plot.

This movie is awesome IF you appreciate indie films. I love everything about this movie.

He was eating the ham, and then there was the bone in the center. Where did the bone go? It was large enough to be used as a weapon. Which I dont understand why was not done so. She could have survived if only he had saved the hambone. But instead, it conveniently disappeared and now were left with a major plot hole. Other than that, I felt like this movie was okay.

Wendy (Karina Fontes) works for Brighton Rock Park. She is a low-level employee and not a very good one. When it comes to the outdoors, she couldnt find her own butt with two hands and a map and she lost the map when she got lost. She must now face lions, and killers and bears. Oh My!. What she shows is that any idiot can survive in the woods with a flashlight, a one blade pocket knife, matches, the proper footwear, and a good coat. The conflict was bad and I will let it go at that, not wanting to give away the ending I didnt completely grasp. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

Actress was great, but the plot (a girl stuck in the woods who doesnt know with who or what), didnt move much beyond other similar films. The concept is very entertaining, and the filming was beautiful, but I was hoping for a few more surprises in this tale.

Well Ive found it. The horror movie equivalent of a white girl in Uggs clutching a pumpkin spice latte and chanting Live, Laugh, Love over and over again for an hour and a half. To call this excrement is an insult to actual manure. If I could sue the writer, director, producer, entire makeup team, full cast, and every single human being right down to the key grips, I would. I am that salty about losing the portion of my life I just wasted watching this film.

Solid movie from beginning to end

Fun. Women should also enjoy much. Woodsy. Horror, drama. PG13 to R.