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Shallow Grave

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United Kingdom · 1994
Rated R · 1h 33m
Director Danny Boyle
Starring Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Ken Stott
Genre Crime, Thriller

Shortly after three friends decide on a new flatmate, they return home to find him dead from a drug overdose — next to a suitcase full of cash. They decide to keep the money and bury the body but soon face the consequences in Danny Boyle’s directorial debut.

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Zoe Rogan Profile picture for Zoe Rogan

Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, and Ewan McGregor (in his first leading role!) all give excellent performances, especially Eccleston, as his mild-mannered accountant descends into violent madness, but the film overall never seems to completely find its footing. Lots of good ideas, but half-baked and shoddily executed.

What are critics saying?

100

Empire by Caroline Westbrook

This, the debut feature from acclaimed TV director Danny Boyle, is the best British thriller for years, a chilling and claustrophobic heart-stopper centring on a moral dilemma destined to fuel many a dinner party conversation.

50

Washington Post by Hal Hinson

Boyle's characters, too, are young and fresh and promisingly rude - especially McGregor's Alex - but they become less and less interesting as the movie progresses.

75

ReelViews by James Berardinelli

Taken as a whole, Shallow Grave is a reasonably enjoyable (for those captivated by this sort of thing) black comedy/noir thriller that justifies at least a portion of the praise being heaped upon it from overseas.

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