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DVD Locker 13
 Run time: 90 min Rating: 4.7 Genres: Thriller Director: Bruce Dellis, Jason Marsden Writers: Bruce Dellis, Jason Marsden Stars: Ricky Schroder, Jon Polito, Steve Eastin |
| Storyline Skip, the nighttime janitor in an Old West theme park, delves into the mysteries surrounding an old locker. His sage supervisor recounts chilling tales that underscore the importance of making the right choice. The recollection includes an aging boxer who is given an opportunity to become a real killing machine, a young man seeking membership in a secret society who experiences an initiation with deadly consequences, a would be suicide shaken to his core by a menacing member of a very special club, and a hit man for hire playing a devious cat and mouse game with three women who have a score to settle. The stories suddenly come into play when Skip makes an unsettling discovery and faces a life-or-death decision of his own. Written by Brothers’ Ink Productions |
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| Plot Keywords: life or death, philosophy, supernatural, latino, digit in title | |
| Details: Country: USA Release Date: 28 March 2014 (USA) |
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| Box Office Budget: $300,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $2,468 (USA) (28 March 2014) Gross: $2,468 (USA) (28 March 2014) |
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DVD Locker 13
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A solid three story vignette with a twisted tale tying them all together that just doesn't quite work. This is a decent mid budget movie with a very good cast, and I Enjoyed a couple of the stories, the main story that ties it all together needed to be tighter though, it just isn't right, and for the first couple of scenes it just feels cheap, and awkward. You either get the time travel right or you do it this way. Even so I recommend this for the shorts themselves, the actors are more surprising than the twists, and the performances are not all canned, but some are really good. Mr. Ricky Schroder is the Champ now in his own right, and really gives a solid performance. I will tell you that you may really like the shorts, and so for anyone who likes movies that are about redemption, or retribution, and have a yearning for nostalgic times, and stories lifted from The Twilight Zone or Outer Limits you will get something out of this. You won't get anything really new here, but they have done a decent job with what is at hand, and the actors are all really committed, (though some commit with more talent than others) I say give it a try. A bit of blood, but nothing to scare off the weak, or the meek
This film starts off wonderfully with a beautiful interaction between Archie (Jon Gries) and Skip (Jason Spisak). In fact, every single scene involving Archie (Jon Gries), I found to be mesmerizing and very well acted. It seemed like such a perfect setup for a psychological thriller… And then the Roof caved in.
Through a series of vignettes, Archie attempts to explain to Skip the consequences of the decisions that people make in life, all centering around a Locker, Number 13, which is present in some form in every single one of the short stories.
But, the stories Archie is telling Skip just never quite tie in with the situation with which Skip ends up facing at "Locker 13". The Metaphor is never completed, and we're all just left wondering… "Huh?????"
I've been a sucker for anthology movies since the Amicus horrors of the 60s and 70s (sadly I'm old enough to have seen Tales From The Crypt and Asylum on 'the big screen'), so the synopsis of a little movie called Locker 13 greatly appealed to me.
This is so nearly a great film of its type. All the stories are gripping, the wraparound included. Good dialogue and solid acting from some recognisable faces.
Unfortunately, short stories for me also need a satisfying payoff. And this is where Locker 13 falls down. After interesting build-ups, most of them left me thinking, "is that it?"
One memorable ending would have earned it a 7, but just a 6 for me. Certainly worth watching though.