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58 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

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  • Starring: Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo, Shea Whigham
  • Summary: A young couple retreats to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend, but their idyll is shattered when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict and his girlfriend on the run from the police. As the foursome travel the back roads together, each plotting their next move, they find themselves in deeper trouble than any of them could have imagined -- a blood-crazed, parasitic creature that absorbs the corpses of its victims has laid claim to the woods, and the two couples are now in its sights. Finding shelter at an abandoned gas station, they must use their wits and every weapon at their disposal to stave off the onslaught, not only from the insatiable creature, but also each other. (Magnolia Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    83
    A nifty horror movie that doesn't claim to be anything other than a zippy exercise in creature-feature entertainment.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    60
    If "Saw V" offers an example of how little filmmakers can get away with, Splinter proves how much a director can do with next to nothing.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    30
    Splinter is a bad idea, borrowing body parts, as it were, from old horror flicks to genuinely unsatisfying results.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. MichaelG
    10
    of the recent horror movies to come out on dvd this year, this is really good horror film...amongst the vast sea of awful horror movies, this one stands out. its got a interesting "monster" , cool special effects (reminds people what you can actually accomplish without CGI) and characters relatable enough that you can care what happens to them.… Expand
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  2. Hyliad
    8
    Not spectacular at all but smart, simple original: a very interesting movie. All horror fans will apreciate, mainly for its very nice creatures. Great discovery.… Expand
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  3. [Anonymous]
    5
    I'm not giving this an average score for brown blood, although there was some present. this movie just wasn't that good. it wasn�39;t bad either. although the monster was original (if you discount "the thing"), it didn't get the proper respect. it left me wanting more monster, as the choppy editing only allowed you to see flashes, bits, and pieces. i had great expectations from the same house (magnet) that brought out "let the right one in".… Expand
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