Dead End (2003)
Movie Info
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Cast
as Frank Harrington
as Laura Harrington
as Richard Harrington
as Marion Harrington
as Brad Miller
as Lady in white
as Man in Black
as Dr. Helen Marcott
as 2nd worker
as 1st worker
Critic Reviews for Dead End
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2) | DVD (2)
There's just nothing here to like at all.
A small film like Dead End sneaks in and manages to floor pretty much everyone that's seen it.
There's great promise in Dead End, and a script that is often clever, combined with a carload of decent actors, really helps cover a multitude of flaws.
Apesar dos personagens caricaturais (principalmente o adolescente irritante), cria boa dose de suspense e conta com um final intrigante.
Like a Twilight Zone episode stretched out into a feature ... without adding much subtext.
Audience Reviews for Dead End
The characters can be quite unpleasant but the actors make everything really fun to watch, as the movie flirts with absurdity to the point of hilarious (especially when family secrets come up in the most bizarre situations) and offers us enough tension to compensate for its silliness.
Super Reviewer
Frank: Every time we've stopped, someone's gotten killed. We have to keep driving. "Read the signs." Dead End really isn't the terrible horror film I expected. It actually has a few well done scenes and some genuinely good ideas. So I'll admit that it isn't completely worthless. With that said, I still didn't like it. It's a really short, but somehow drawn out film. It seems like it would have played it better as a 30 minute short, but for an hour and twenty minutes, there really isn't too much there. The "Lady in White" character is terribly used when she should have been the scariest part of the film. So when what should have been the scariest part of the film isn't, that generally means it isn't going to be all that scary... and it isn't. I will say that I liked the whole usage of the car. It was a solid element in a movie that really didn't have that much. It's definitely what I will remember about the movie in the future. Other than that, it was all largely forgettable. The acting was suspect at best, and often times just annoying. The scares were... well there weren't any. As it is though, you could do a lot worse. This is another of those backwoods road movies. The characters are lost and for the most part really stupid with their actions. Oh, but wait for the twist which will explain everything. Another really poorly done part of the film in my opinion. It's an average entry into the backwoods genre, which means it's a below average movie. As a horror buff, I'll give just about anything a shot, so if you're like me, it isn't a total waste of time. Everyone else... skip it.
Super Reviewer
Ray Wise = "I'm in!" This is another one that felt like a made for TV film, some good suspense but could have benefited from more scares and on screen kills. Though as a Lynch fan I couldn't help but chuckle when "Frank's" (Ray Wise) son finds a cellphone with an ear attached and hearing "Frank" calling into the night for "Laura!!!" (his wife this time around) brought back some great memories as well. Not horrible...a little campy a few scares a teeny bit of blood, but nothing real schocking.
Super Reviewer
Dead End Quotes
| Laura: | Look, I made a drawing of Brad. This was his leg that was hanging out. |
| Frank: | "I know this is the season of giving, but I just don't give a fuck!" |
| Frank: | I know this is the season of giving, but I just don't give a fuck! |
| Frank: | Maybe the North Star doesn't indicate north. Maybe the map maker was drunk. Maybe the moon's made out of cheese. Who knows? Everything is so fucked up on this goddamn road! |
| Frank: | Maybe the North Star doesn't indicate north. Maybe the map maker was drunk. Maybe the moon's made out of cheese. Who knows? Everything is so fucked up on this goddamn road! |
| Frank: | Richard, drag his body off to the side of the road. |
| Richard: | Jesus, what do I look like? Your fu*king janitor? |