Shady Grove

Well, writers Nathan Dalton and Niki McElroy managed to put together an adequately enough entertaining storyline here for "Shady Grove". Sure, this wasn't a revolutionary entry into the horror genre, but it made for an enjoyable enough viewing experience. I hadn't heard about "Shady Grove" prior to getting to sit down and watch it. However, I must say that the movie's cover/poster definitely had some appeal to it, and it made me stop up and take a glance at it. And thus, seeing it was a horror movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to sit down and watch it. Director Dale Resteghini managed to churn out a watchable horror movie, although it was somewhat on the generic side. It was the storyline that was somewhat generic, not the direction itself. While the storyline did have shortcomings, then the movie was made all the more watchable by the acting performances by the cast ensemble. I wasn't familiar with the actors and actresses in the movie, but they definitely carried the movie quite well, especially actress and writer Niki McElroy put on a good performance. There wasn't really anything overly scary or creepy to be experience in "Shady Grove", but still it was a watchable enough horror movie. If you think horror light edition, then you know what you are getting yourself into here. And while I am not returning to watch "Shady Grove" a second time, then I was actually adequately entertained by watching it the first time around. Not a milestone in horror cinema by any means, but watchable for what it turned out to be. My rating of "Shady Grove" lands on a five out of ten stars.

Giving this one a very high rating for a number of reasons. First of all - it is new and fresh and different! Such a clever take on so many horror movie tropes for something completely diverse. Also, the acting wasn't too bad. These actors are all new to me and unlike so many of these types of movies, for the most part they were all quite good. The main characters especially were very believable without being over the top or too contrived and they were relatable/likeable. It wasn't until after I watched the movie that I saw that the lead actress is also one of the writers and I must say she's impressive. It's always a treat to find clever women making horror movies so that is a nice surprise. Definitely a fun watch!

Giving this one a very high rating for a number of reasons. First of all - it is new and fresh and different! Such a clever take on so many horror movie tropes for something completely diverse. Also, the acting wasn't too bad. These actors are all new to me and unlike so many of these types of movies, for the most part they were all quite good. The main characters especially were very believable without being over the top or too contrived and they were relatable/likeable. It wasn't until after I watched the movie that I saw that the lead actress is also one of the writers and I must say she's impressive. It's always a treat to find clever women making horror movies so that is a nice surprise. Definitely a fun watch!

Well, writers Nathan Dalton and Niki McElroy managed to put together an adequately enough entertaining storyline here for "Shady Grove". Sure, this wasn't a revolutionary entry into the horror genre, but it made for an enjoyable enough viewing experience. I hadn't heard about "Shady Grove" prior to getting to sit down and watch it. However, I must say that the movie's cover/poster definitely had some appeal to it, and it made me stop up and take a glance at it. And thus, seeing it was a horror movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to sit down and watch it. Director Dale Resteghini managed to churn out a watchable horror movie, although it was somewhat on the generic side. It was the storyline that was somewhat generic, not the direction itself. While the storyline did have shortcomings, then the movie was made all the more watchable by the acting performances by the cast ensemble. I wasn't familiar with the actors and actresses in the movie, but they definitely carried the movie quite well, especially actress and writer Niki McElroy put on a good performance. There wasn't really anything overly scary or creepy to be experience in "Shady Grove", but still it was a watchable enough horror movie. If you think horror light edition, then you know what you are getting yourself into here. And while I am not returning to watch "Shady Grove" a second time, then I was actually adequately entertained by watching it the first time around. Not a milestone in horror cinema by any means, but watchable for what it turned out to be. My rating of "Shady Grove" lands on a five out of ten stars.