Review of The Grave

The Grave (1996)
Memorable and entertaining
29 November 2002
Warning: Spoilers
There is one extremely vague spoiler, if you are really intrigued by its story then don't read on... When I was in the fifth grade, I caught some of Jonas Pete's "The Grave" on MAX and was too frightened to watch any more. Three years later, I ordered it off E-Bay and saw what I missed (which was everything but the first ten minutes). I still found it pretty intriguing and absorbing. The pace never keeps you bored, but the script skims out on the development of characters and some story. This isn't too much of a problem, but when a certain twist happens, you don't know the character's motivation. Craig Sheffer isn't bad as a convict in search of a fortune laying with a corpse in a graveyard. Soon he isn't the only one who wants in on it. The story is structured well, as a mystery character tells his tale to what looks like an inmate. Anthony Michael Hall gives another amusing attempt to break his brat pack image. He wears a RUSH shirt...that helped. I can't exactly say I was convinced seeing him smoke cigarettes and curse, but he is enjoyable enough to watch.
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