Shallow Grave (1994)

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  Barneyonmovies

  6 / 10

  WHAT I LIKED: Like many of his subsequent projects, the entirety of Danny Boyle's 'Shallow Grave' strives for the darkest possible humour in satirically exploring the consequences of reckless actions.
  
  Particularly in the slightly-more-subtle first half, that stuff often lands, as great performances from this stellar crew shine through far more strongly and the great direction pays off best.
  
  WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: More often than not though, here the recklessness of the central characters comes across as irritating rather than amusing as the satire is dealt without anything serious to back it up. This means you're left thinking that things have gone a bit too far as it goes on because everything spirals out of control, even though very little actually occurs to get you invested.
  
  VERDICT: There's no doubt that Boyle is an interesting and thoroughly able film-maker, but 'Shallow Grave,' is arguably just a little too silly to work.

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