Unearthed (2007)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Matthew Leutwyler

Writer:

Matthew Leutwyler (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Some secrets should stay buried.

Plot:

An unknown creature terrorizes an archeological dig in the middle of a desolate New Mexico town.

Plot Keywords:

Creature | Alien | New Mexico | CGI | Rattlesnake

Cast

Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Sheriff Annie Flynn
Luke Goss	...	Kale
Charles Q. Murphy	...	Hank (as Charlie Murphy)
Beau Garrett	...	Caya
Tommy Dewey	...	Charlie
M.C. Gainey	...	Rob Horn
Miranda Bailey	...	Carla
Whitney Able	...	Ally
Russell Means	...	Grandpa
Tonantzin Carmelo	...	Nodin
Deborah Offner	...	Tanya the Waitress
Mark Kelly	...	Frank the Trucker
Isait De La Fuente	...	Luis
Chris Andrew Ciulla	...	Kelly
Ric Barbera	...	Curtis

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

93 min | Germany:90 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Ambush Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sheriff Annie Flynn wakes up in her home and makes her cocktail, the liquid's level changes between camera shots.

Quotes:

Hank: [toasting with a bottle of Coke to a small group who just found out that there's no gasoline] Welcome to the party.

Soundtrack:

Lonely

good cast and interesting characters deserve better than this misfire

Long Buried creature is dug up at an archaeological dig, it then goes off and terrorizes the people around a remote filing station. good characters are lost in a movie that just doesn't work. It looks good, the actors are there but there is something about this that just doesn't work. To be certain the monster scenes don't make a hell of a lot of sense. They seem to be more structured to produce an effect rather than follow the plot. The problem is the early scenes where we don't see the creature are just confused and then once we do see the monster-which looks like a version of HR Giger's Alien with a smaller head, it just feels like we've been here before. A misfire thats more of interest as puzzle to unlock as to why it doesn't work, rather than as a scary movie. I really do wish the characters (and the actors) had something better to be in.