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5 December 2008 (UK) moreTagline:
You brought them into this world. Now ... They will take you out.Plot:
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents. | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Excellent new horror movie moreCast
(Credited cast)| Eva Birthistle | ... | Elaine | |
| Stephen Campbell Moore | ... | Jonah | |
| Jeremy Sheffield | ... | Robbie | |
| Rachel Shelley | ... | Chloe | |
| Hannah Tointon | ... | Casey | |
| Raffiella Brooks | ... | Leah | |
| Jake Hathaway | ... | Nicky | |
| William Howes | ... | Paulie | |
| Eva Sayer | ... | Miranda |
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Continuity: In the ending scenes when Casey and her Mum escape in the Volvo and come across the crashed Range Rover, it is steaming as if the radiator is broken, but there is no damage apparent to the car other than the bonnet being up. The hazard flashers are also on, would the Dad really have had time to do that? When the Volvo crashes into Chloe and crushes her against the Range Rover, her body slides down, but in the next shot it is feet away from the car to the side, the Volvo is also completely undamaged despite having crashed into a Range Rover with a tow bar. moreQuotes:
Miranda: Bye-bye Mummy.Elaine: What?
Miranda: Be nice to Leah and Nicky
[grabs her leg splints]
Miranda: .
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Saw a preview of this. Was worried that it would be a bit cheesy but it had me and my girlfriend on the edge of our seats. Really gripping and uses psychological rather than gore to scare. Very good for a British horror and has a kind of style and gloss that you usually associate with American films. Lead girl (the one from Hollyoaks) is fantastic and very cute and there are good turns from some excellent upcoming British actors. Jeremy Sheffield (the handsome one from Holby City) is excellent I'm surprised he has not been a leading man before. Story pitch is about a couple of middle class families with issues who meet up for Chistmas together. One of the kids seems to have a virus and over the holiday gradually the behaviour of the children starts to change as they become wild and feral and turn on their over anxious parents. For people with kids it's pretty uncomfortable and creepy, but if you've ever got fed up of those overly protective middle class parents who let their kids do whatever they want and can't control them, then this is good fun. I notice it's from the same director as WAZ, which was also a good film so it seems like he knows what he is doing and is one to watch in future.