DVD Review: Splinter [Blu-ray]: Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo, Shea Whigham, Toby Wilkins: Movies & TV

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DVD Review: Splinter [Blu-ray]: Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo, Shea Whigham, Toby Wilkins: Movies & TV

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A young couple and an escaped convict find themselves having to work together to survive and escape from a vicious parasitic monster that transforms people into bloodthirsty hosts.

“Splinter” Is a Taut Indie That May Get Under Your Skin,

By K. Harris “Film aficionado” DVD Review: Splinter [Blu ray]: Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo, Shea Whigham, Toby Wilkins: Movies & TV carrot. V47081519 (Las Vegas, NV) -
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Admittedly, my expectations when it comes to modern independent horror are pretty limited. For the most part, films go for cheese and splatter with loads of lame humor. I called these films lazy in a recent review, as they trade genuine suspense for a quick chuckle every time. Making an intentionally bad movie must be much easier than attempting something that genuinely draws the audience in. So when I checked out Toby Wilkins’ “Splinter” on a lark, I was pleasantly surprised. “Splinter” is a taut, fast-paced and nasty little thriller that works as solid entertainment.

A jolty, kinetic little creature feature–the tone and pacing of “Splinter” recalls other (perhaps more sophisticated films) with its quick and jagged editing, but it works well here. The creature in question is a spiky parasite that kills its prey and then uses the bodies to maneuver around in a grisly spectacle of attack. It’s an interesting and unsettling visual to see the carcasses bent, broken, altered, and taken over. The violence and settings are played for “real,” with characters you come to know and respect. That, to me, was the real selling point of “Splinter.” It set up character types at the beginning, but through nice performances and an attention to dialogue in the script–these individuals break through as real p

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