Girl goes home for a family reunion but finds that a creature (werewolf)is in the house. How do the family survive? There is a good premise here and there could have been a good story and the film could have worked as a tense 'what do you do?' horror scenario...but unfortunately this film did not have lot of funding and it comes through BIG time.
Ignore any references to Dog Soldiers. Although the two films are similar in respect of werewolves, remote location and low budget...Neil Marshall's film is a prime example of how to do a horror film with werewolves on a low budget - 13hrs is not.
Whilst watching I could see the film this could have been. There are good ideas and given more money, better actors and a more polished script, I'm sure this could have been good.
Instead we are left with a cast of characters who are family and friends but trying to link who's related to who is hard work as we have short introductions. The acting for the most is below average but this may be due to the script which, rather than giving engaging conversation between siblings which might have elicited a connection between them, decides to go with the standard cliché dialogue.
The thing that really hampers the film is the direction and editing. Editing in most scenes being very quick and tight - due to the budget - and not showing anything. The direction is misguided as there is no real sense of bearing in the house and to how big it is. When the siblings are roaming the loft areas, it just looks like they've moved into the set next door. There is no real sense of danger - yet this is the situation that they are supposed to be in.
If you don't see the 'twist' by half way through the movie then....
All in all, there's nothing engaging in the film to keep your interest. I almost began fast forwarding near the end.
Oh....and why is the film called 13hrs? Is that how long they are in the house? I don't know. Seems rather a lazy title.
Ignore any references to Dog Soldiers. Although the two films are similar in respect of werewolves, remote location and low budget...Neil Marshall's film is a prime example of how to do a horror film with werewolves on a low budget - 13hrs is not.
Whilst watching I could see the film this could have been. There are good ideas and given more money, better actors and a more polished script, I'm sure this could have been good.
Instead we are left with a cast of characters who are family and friends but trying to link who's related to who is hard work as we have short introductions. The acting for the most is below average but this may be due to the script which, rather than giving engaging conversation between siblings which might have elicited a connection between them, decides to go with the standard cliché dialogue.
The thing that really hampers the film is the direction and editing. Editing in most scenes being very quick and tight - due to the budget - and not showing anything. The direction is misguided as there is no real sense of bearing in the house and to how big it is. When the siblings are roaming the loft areas, it just looks like they've moved into the set next door. There is no real sense of danger - yet this is the situation that they are supposed to be in.
If you don't see the 'twist' by half way through the movie then....
All in all, there's nothing engaging in the film to keep your interest. I almost began fast forwarding near the end.
Oh....and why is the film called 13hrs? Is that how long they are in the house? I don't know. Seems rather a lazy title.