Opening 10 Mar 2005
Directed by:
Christopher Smith
Writing credits:
Christopher Smith
Principal actors:
Franka Potente, Sean Harris, Vas Blackwood, Jeremy Sheffield, Ken Campbell
Director Christopher Smith’s Creep is a horror film that will make you want to puke, at least that is how fellow reviewer Geysa and I felt as we escaped half way through this film. The film starts with a party where Kate (Franka Potente) is planning to meet George Clooney through a friend and since this is a horror film, she never makes there. Instead she is trapped in the subway after hours where her freak ex-boyfriend tries to rape her but then is killed off by a deformed man or monster-like thing. There are many scenes of running through tight and dark tunnels as well as the sound of dripping water. Of course there are a few homeless corpses scattered here and there. Sure I was scared and I still think about this film when I enter the U-Bahn here in Hamburg. I also think Franka Potente and Vas Blackwood did a great job of acting, but somehow I did not really get the story line. I spent most of the time wondering what is this all about and do I really need to feel this sick to my stomach the entire time? I really don’t think so, but perhaps those with a tough stomach will be willing to check this one out for next Halloween. (Shelly Schoeneshoefer)
