"13 Hours in a Warehouse" Review by Anthony Thurber

13 Hours in a Warehouse
Year: 2008
Director: Dav Kaufman
Stars: Danny Selman, Chares Bonin, Meisha Johnson
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 Mins
Review Rating: 5 Stars
Official Website: http://www.13hoursmovie.com/


"13 Hours in a Warehouse" recently had it's world premiere, at the "Nevermore Film Festival"

The film is about a group of hired thieves, who spend the night in abandon warehouse along with a hostage. Their heist went perfect, as they wait for their boss to arrive in the morning. Two of the thieves, knew the place was used, for a porn studio. Soon, mysterious numbers begin to strangely appear all over the warehouse and slowly find out that the warehouse was more than a porn studio. Now the thieves have a big problem, as they find out that there is a mysterious presence that is haunting the place and they don’t want them to see daylight.

Usually I see, three to four horror films a week. I admit, it takes me fifteen – twenty minutes to get into a movie every time I review a feature length film. However, 13 Hours in a Warehouse had me hooked from the first shot on.

13 Hours in a Warehouse is one of the most original supernatural horror films I’ve seen in a while, from both the independent and major studios systems. Writer/Director Dav Kaufman did a very good job with the directing and screenplay aspects of the film. He sets the tone early, when has his main characters talking like characters found, in a Quentin Tarantino film. Amazingly, these characters worked. The characters help get your interest level up so that you are interested in the film later on. Kaufman’s direction of his actors was very good. Their performances come out very well, as the actors seemed energized. The effects were also very good. The ghost effects were creepy and static looking, which helped them look frightening on screen.

Kaufman’s screenplay was very original, for a supernatural film. I liked how, he blends elements of films like Reservoir Dogs, Saw, Hostel", and Heist" together here. The elements help make this, very original and keeps your attention through out. The story here was very good. Kaufman’s Story also has a lot of twists and turns that keeps the film interesting. Kaufman makes the thieves likeable, in the same way that Tarantino does with his films. He also does the same with the ghosts, as you have to remember that the thieves were also bad guys in the film. The scares were very effective, especially when the disturbing elements were added in midway through the film.

The acting makes this film, even more enjoyable for me. The actors were, into their roles. The male leads were just great with each other. The chemistry was very good. These five actors would fit right into, a low-budget Quentin Tarantino film, if he’d make another low-budget film.

13 Hours in a Warehouse is a film that you should definitely watch out, on the festival circuit. The film delivers, with the scares and character twists. This is a film that you should definitely check out, if it plays at your local film festival.

You can catch the next screening of 13 Hours in a Warehouse at the Indie Spirit Film Festival on Saturday April 26th in Colorado Springs, Co.

For time of the screening visit the Indie Spirit Film Festival website at http://www.indiespiritfilmfestival.org/.