Synopsis
A man awakes-- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.
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Cast
- Sharlto CopleyJohn
- Joseph MorganNathan
- Thomas KretschmannLukas
- Erin RichardsSharon
- Josie HoBrown Eyes
- Max WrottesleyMichael
- Kati DombiMoaner Woman
- Eva BotosMother
- Tofi SefferBoy
- Zsuzsa SzabadosGrandma
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RogerEbert.com
Unfortunately, with the exception of Jonah, the rest of the characters aren't much more fleshed-out than the screeching beasties. - 50
Village Voice
The road to the finale is littered with dead bodies and red herrings, but Open Grave is more notable for its laid-back approach to storytelling than for its plot twists. That's a kind way of saying it's sort of boring. - 38
Slant Magazine
Individual moments linger, but Gonzalo López-Gallego's film is merely a rough draft of a thriller. - 30
The Dissolve
The real problem with Open Grave is that screenwriters Eddie and Chris Borey have no game plan for getting from their mysterious premise to their big reveal, which isn’t all that shocking or unexpected anyway. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
The screenplay by Eddie and Chris Borey fails to live up to the juiciness of the original premise, lacking meaningful character development and teasing out its unveiling of its mysterious plot elements in dull, plodding fashion.