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Solstice [2007]
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...Nno! Don't go into the swamps!...too late...
Review date: 2008-11-21 Rating: 6 out of 10
Hmm, well I suppose I got what I expected from director Daniel Myrick (The Blair Withch Project), and all the non-famous actors from movies like X-Men and Mean Girls.
Which is a run of the mill teen horror flick. As they always do, a bunch of high schoolers decided to take their summer holidays at a remote lakeside house in the Louisiana swamps (!), only to discover that the dead twin sister of one of their party is trying to make contact. Spook! On the plus side, it veers more towards an old fashioned ghost story than it does psycho killer with kitchen equipment.
There isn't much in the way of plot, although the makers do manage to come up with a decent enough twist at the end. There are also some better than average performances from Elizabeth Harnois, Tyler Hoechlin and Amanda Seyfried, all of whom suggest there is potential beyond their teen cuteness.
Not the greatest thing ever, but a decent enough way to pass a winters evening.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Tyler Hoechlin
R. Lee Ermey
Amanda Seyfried
Hilarie Burton
Shawn Ashmore
Creators:
R. Lee Ermey (Primary Contributor)
Amanda Seyfried (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Icon Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Icon Home Entertainment
EAN: 5051429101569
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-10-20
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 87 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007