Directed by:
Nicolás LópezCinematography:
Antonio QuerciaComposer:
Manuel RiveiroCast:
Lorenza Izzo, Eli Roth, Andrea Osvárt, Ariel Levy, Selena Gomez, Natasha Yarovenko, Marcial Tagle, Nicolás Martínez, Patricio Strahovsky, Edgardo Bruna (more)Plots(1)
Co-written, produced and starring Eli Roth, Aftershock is an unsparing horror of epic proportions that takes the disaster movie genre to a terrifying new level. Relentlessly gruesome and intensely unsettling, this is a dark and thrilling journey that you will never forget. Gringo (Roth), Ariel (Ariel Levy) and Pollo (Nicolás Martínez) are travelling through Chile in search of adventure, women, and as much fun as they can possibly handle. Their destination is a remote and idyllic coastal town that feels just like paradise. But their nights of hedonistic abandon comes to a nightmarish end when an earthquake strikes. Rising out of the ruins of devastation, deadly criminals take to the streets, and as the three friends struggle for survival, society collapses around them and the body count keeps growing. (StudioCanal UK)
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Homo homini lupus. Eli Roth is still looking for a gem that would secure him wider recognition (in the Czechoslovak world he’s unfairly despised due to Hostel). Aftershock won’t be it, but it’s still a nice genre snack that I enjoyed in the same way as Roth’s other attempts at horror. It has likeable and fun characters that make it very bearable, even in the opening act. It’s permeated by a generous dose of detachment and at some point it can be exciting, brutal and funny at the same time (the hand, the cleaning lady in the club). The third thing that I liked is how some of the characters die in an unexpected way – and even in a different order than I would have guessed at the beginning. For a moment, I considered a fourth star, but the unoriginal climax in the catacombs prevented it, in particular, the really weird final fight. But it also adds a small and insignificant plus with its last scene.
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