Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave
Three friends in Edinburgh, Scotland, interview and select a new flatmate. He's hardly moved in than they discover him dead in his room. An ethical dilemma ensues when they discover that he possessed a large amount of cash. Things get worse as the men whose money it was search for it, and the three friends start to turn on each other.
Desmond Dale reviewedJanuary 24, 2025
Despite its very hoaky, cheesy beginning the film gets quite serious and tense quickly after. It's not a film that's going for realism or logic but rather a near Shakespearean level of melodrama revolving around a triangular love core. The twists and emotional changes are large and sweeping. It's equally parts disturbing and also oddly comedic at times. It's an examination on how one instance of violence can completely warp a relationship and alter a person's psyche. And by the end you'll be wondering if the shallow grave might actually refer to those who are living as well.