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Shelf Life

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 30m
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3.9/10
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William MacDonald in Shelf Life (2004)
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Martin job is to hunt and destroy human like parasites who feast on mankind.Martin job is to hunt and destroy human like parasites who feast on mankind.Martin job is to hunt and destroy human like parasites who feast on mankind.
IMDb RATING
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    • Mark Tuit
    • Mark Tuit
  • Stars
    • William MacDonald
    • Bryce McLaughlin
    • Courtney Kramer
    • Mark Tuit
    • Mark Tuit
  • Stars
    • William MacDonald
    • Bryce McLaughlin
    • Courtney Kramer
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    William MacDonald
    William MacDonald
    • Martin
    Bryce McLaughlin
    Bryce McLaughlin
    • Ben
    Courtney Kramer
    • Julie
    Earl Pastko
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    Paralee Cook
    Paralee Cook
    • Tanya
    Clay St. Thomas
    Clay St. Thomas
    • Frank
    Craig March
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    Chris Lawrence
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    Philip Granger
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    Peter Bryant
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    Erika Conway
    Erika Conway
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    Grace Shen
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    Barb Brebner
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    Brian Davies
    Brian Davies
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    Sebastian Denison
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      Also goes by the title "Subhuman" on DVD. (Netflix)

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    6/10
    A good screenplay harmed by a low-budget
    Martin, a man who hunts parasitic vampire-like beings, invades a couple's apartment and tells them that the creatures are after him, and unless the happy young couple fight back, they'll die. This independent horror film, made for a slim 250,000 Canadian dollars, has the typical problems you'd expect from a film of this caliber—poor special effects, at times uneven acting, and somewhat amateurish look. It is, however, surprisingly well-written, and had the film had a bigger budget could have been very good. While lead actor William MacDonald gives a decent performance, the other principal actors, Bryce McLaughlin and Courtney Kramer, were often below-average and made the otherwise good dialogue seem wooden and forced. Writer/director Mark Tuit has done alright considering his low-budget, though several scenes appeared to be shot on DV and thus look cheap. His fore is clearly writing—the script is intelligent and interesting, and there were several genuine surprises here and there. I hope Tuit pens more horror films in the future; his script here exhibits more intelligence than about 70% of the crap Hollywood produces. The special effects are cheaply done and usually unconvincing, though there is a LOT of gore here (decapitations, anyone?).

    With a bigger budget this could have been a fine horror flick. The script was there but the resources weren't; as a result the film looks and feels like a low-budget cheapie at times. Still better than average though.

    6/10.
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      • April 2005 (United States)
      • Canada
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