No one said making a movie was easy, even when it comes to the horror genre. No independent filmmaker can go wrong making a horror film. Almost any large or small distribution company will pick it up and throw it onto video store shelves; thus the thousands of horror films we see littering them every year. Lets face it, folks: We know that making a movie is not easy, but making something that’s going to garnish a fan base is even harder, and quite frankly, the majority of horror films that show up with fancy box covers in movie rental places most likely will be sold for in the bargain barrel at the end of the year. With all due respect, that is where Cold Storage is headed once it makes its run. The film lacks in so many areas and drags on so long that I almost turned this one off.
The concept for the film sounds appealing. A lonely redneck named Clive finds a woman on the side of the road after she has been in a deadly car accident. Obviously, she is dead, but Clive, desperate for acceptance and love, falls head over heels for her. Instead of calling the authorities, he decides to hide the evidence and bring the woman’s body back to his place deep in the woods. There, he stores her body in an ice chest and brings her out to talk, eat and do whatever he wants to with her. However, the woman’s sister and the sister’s boyfriend realize she is missing when she does not show up to a performance that she was supposed to be part of. The two go looking for her, but both end up hostages of Clive, who will do anything to keep anyone from taking the love of his life away from him.
The problem with the script is that it tries to be too detailed rather than be simple. With a plot like this, the story should be straight forward and not too detailed. I understand that the writer of this film was trying to make the concept original, but it’s not one that needs to be so detailed that it hurts the flow of the film. There is too much character development and too much dialogue that tries to explain the plot to the audience rather than letting everything fall into place.
The acting in the film is actually not half bad. I have to give it to the actors for giving it their all. The over development of the characters in the script gives them a lot to work with and makes their jobs that much easier, but all the same, the performances are one of the strong things this film had going for it.
The DVD has a few special features which include four behind-the-scenes featurettes such as ‘The Actors Speak: The Making of Cold Storage”, “Death in 20 Seconds: Filming the Car Crash”, To Many Places: The Locations of Cold Storage”, and “The Wit of Clive Mercer”. There is also a Bloopers Reel, Trailer Gallery and more.
Cold Storage is a film that I really could not get into. I watched it all the way through and just think that the film would have been better if the story had been kept straight forward. It is a choppy film that tries to cram in too much detail and never keeps pace with the action. I do, however, give the filmmakers credit for the good make-up effects and use of creepy locations. However, it’s just not a film that I can recommend.
– Horror Bob
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