Grim (1996)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Powerful

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

GRIM is a very poor indie horror that escaped from Britain back in 1995. It predates THE DESCENT and THE CAVE in the tale of spelunkers falling foul of a mysterious beast living beneath the ground. This is the kind of film which has dated in the worst way, with mannered character development and lots of unrealistic moments. The film was shot in real caves but they're lit in a way which makes them look fake. I didn't mind the suited monsters or the bloodshed too much, but the script is very much below par and some bad computer graphics really help to date this one.

From the grainy camera quality, low lighting throughout most of the film, and the inexplicable happenstance of several Americans living in what is obviously England yet none of them know or are friends with any Brits to the bad acting, horrible dialog and blatant misogyny and sexploitation, this movie gets it all wrong. The special effects are cheesy, lame, and poorly executed. The monster isn't scary at all and it's constant growling and slow, shuffling gate simply do not inspire the fear that the actors melodramatize into quite the laughable display of the world's worst acting. I am so bored by the plot, constant calling to everyone by their name, and the frequent female screaming and whining. There are twenty more minutes of this horrible film left? It just keeps going. Kill me now! I will never get these 88 minutes of my life back.

When I happen to see an awful movie, someone else may say "it's the worst movie I've ever seen". Though I reassure them that Grim holds that title, hands down. The acting, production quality and storyline of that movie were hilariously bad.It's like no other video I've seen, at least in theaters. Thus, I usually compare it to a home video, particularly because of the production quality. It seems that this movie was made by a group of amateur teens who gathered together and decided, "Forget the movie theater, let's make our own movie this week!" Basically, the tagline on the cover for Grim states, "This is no fairytale." That's exactly right, it's crap! Actually, I would recommend seeing this film though because it is HILARIOUS. It's the ultimate "so bad it was funny" movie. My brother and I were on the floor laughing when we saw it years ago, and we still laugh about it to this day.So when you have some time and five bucks for a movie rental, I recommend watching this movie. It's worth it for a good belly laugh!

I watched this crap about 2 years ago on cable. I wasted 90 mins. of my life, I could've done anything else.There was no plot, acting, direction, or reason to make this movie! The monster is extremely cheesy and cheap. There is no gore or even a false scare. The underground setting promised a little, but it got pretty old after 15 mins. There was no tension or creepy atmosphere. One of the worst slasher movies I've seen, and believe me, I've seen TERRIBLE slasher movies. This is beyond mediocrity, please avoid it.0/10. Bury it!