Black Rock

Name: Black Rock
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: May 17, 2013
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Anslem Richardson, Carl K. Aselton III, Jay Paulson, Kate Bosworth, Katie Aselton

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LD Entertainment | Release Date: May 17, 2013 | R

Starring: Anslem Richardson, Carl K. Aselton III, Jay Paulson, Kate Bosworth, Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Will Bouvier

Summary: In Katie Aselton’s second directorial effort, three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls' weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.

Director: Katie Aselton

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 83 min

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Sara Stewart

May 16, 2013

This indie, female-centric riff on “Deliverance” is spare, smartly written and shot through with moments of twig-snapping tension. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Apr 10, 2013

Black Rock never reinvents the rules, but it understands them just well enough to make its bloodless stabs at ingenuity stand out. Read full review

The Playlist James Rocchi

May 14, 2013

Black Rock isn't going to become the sort of classic that "Deliverance" was, but if you like your scares smart, and like them to happen to people you actually care about, then Aselton's island of friendship and fury is a nice place to visit. Read full review

Tom Russo

May 16, 2013

It’s all a fair attempt, but Aselton isn’t going to make anyone forget Kathryn Bigelow. Read full review

Marc Mohan

May 17, 2013

Aselton is clearly trying to broaden her reach as both actress and director beyond the rumpled indie comedy of "The Freebie," her directing debut, and the concept is there, but a movie like this needs a much more polished execution that Black Rock gets. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

May 14, 2013

A soundtrack of churning rock songs by the Kills is as close as this misfire gets to authentic grrrl power, borrowed as it is. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

May 16, 2013

Black Rock is as dingy and dirty as the genre thrillers it appears to want to one-up. All it does, though, is bring everyone down. Read full review

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Thegodfatherson

May 26, 2013

We know from past experience that the bad days outnumber the good in places called Black Rock. So it comes as no surprise that things go wrong almost from the get-go in the low-budget indie “Black Rock,” set on a tiny forested island off the coast of Maine. It’s here that three girlhood palsWe know from past experience that the bad days outnumber the good in places called Black Rock. So it comes as no surprise that things go wrong almost from the get-go in the low-budget indie “Black Rock,” set on a tiny forested island off the coast of Maine. It’s here that three girlhood pals now in their thirties go to unwind and because two of them fell out over a fella a few years back, this is what you might call a session in survivalist reconciliation. Once on the island the friends go exploring. They turn up three hunters armed with guns. Bad sign. The hunters introduce themselves as gung-ho Army vets. Another bad sign. And did we mention they received dishonorable discharges? Cue the sirens and flashing lights.
Violence begets violence and soon someone’s yelling, “Run!”
Directed by Aselton from a cliche-riddled script by husband Mark Duplass the dialogue is peppered with such expressions as “Bring it!” and “I got your back!” “Black Rock” (now available on PPV) still proves a grim, entertaining, efficiently plotted little thriller. “We came here to hunt,” says one of the hunters when things start to escalate. “We’ll just hunt ’em down!” Oh, yeah? This guy obviously didn’t get a look at the script. If he had he’d know he’s part of a feminist reworking of “The Most Dangerous Game” and “Deliverance,” with the friends soon stripped down and armed, like a tribe of Amazonian huntresses. And once they get their war faces on, they give better than they get.
Kudos to Aselton, who obviously doesn’t mind getting down and dirty plying her craft. Based on this film, her second behind the camera, she has the makings of a decent exploitation director. “Black Rock” has the visceral appeal of early Kathryn Bigelow.… Expand

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khutch

Nov 5, 2013

Works great, is an easy and well-directed thriller, of course, is not one of the best of the genre and you can easily find something more interesting and busy, but not even close to being a bad thing.