Tedfoldol
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Organnall
Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,
WillSushyMedia
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
tvsweeney-39052
Though this movie gets immediately into the plot, it moves rather leisurely after that. The first scene,very obviously a painting, shows this is London. There's nothing to set up the premise except that Storage 224 is somewhere on the outskirts, and a plane has crashed in the city cutting off power.Cue the ominous music.Once we get all the characters introduced and the dialogue out of the way, what action there is starts and it consists mostly of crawling through ducts into various units. There's a smart bit in which they break into another unit looking for weapons and find children's toys and the monster is distracted by an animated toy dog which barks and walks. The dog is used in another interesting way later on.There's a surprisingly lack of gore and the "monster" isn't particularly horrendous in comparison to some. We've seen those interlocking jaws many times before.This story's more about the character and ingenuity of those locked inside the building. It's well acted after the required introduction of the characters is done, and there are some familiar faces...Noel Clarke, who stars and produced, was in some Dr. Who seasons, Colin O'Donoghue has played "Captain Hook" on Once Upon a Time for several seasons.This is an enjoyable film which won't give you nightmares but might evoke a few discussions about some of the characters and scenes. Just don't expect "Alien" or "Predator" or anything of that grandiose ilk and you'll be fine.An entertaining movie which seems shorter than it actually is, and is fairly mild as this genre goes, it has the feel of a TV pilot or first episode of a series, kind of expository in nature, as if there should be more to come.
andrea-vitello
I saw the trailer by chance and decided to see this movie with some good expectations. The acting seemed to be not bad and for the first 30 minutes I found myself thinking that this movie was a lucky discovery. Unfortunately the promises made by a well shoot trailer and by some good scene at the beginning are not followed by an adequate development. In my opinion this movie falls deeply around minute 40, from that moment on it reveals some major script problem, it is not clear whether the movie wants to make you laugh or thrill, and unfortunately it fails both. Another black mark consists of the music, which is almost always inappropriate and contributes in letting the premises of the trailer down.
bowmanblue
We all know that Alien was 'the daddy' when it comes to these sorts of 'monster-munching' movies. You have your alien/mutant/werewolf/whatever, chasing around a load of humans who are trapped in a spaceship/laboratory/missile silo/whatever, until the humans are suitably depleted enough to luckily beat the beast.Storage 24 conforms to this template. My question: so what? I read once on the internet, when someone was comparing George Lucas' (commercially unsuccessful) 'Willow' to the (critically-acclaimed and money-spinning) Lord of the Rings franchise, they said: Obviously Lord of the Rings is a better film, but is it fun? Storage 24 is not a classic film. But, in my opinion, it IS fun.It never takes itself too seriously. The characters are just about well-formed enough to be enjoyable and the monster is suitably horrible. Therefore, it pretty much has everything you can want when you're picking a monster-munching movie to eat popcorn to.If you want something deep, classy and serious - go elsewhere. Suspend your disbelief... and enjoy.NOTE: if there was an Oscar for 'best use of yapping dog toy,' Storage 24 would win hands down. And probably again the next year, too.
Michael O'Keefe
This is a British horror thriller with a few laughs thrown in. Noel Clarke turns his idea into a screenplay and stars as a jilted lover on his way to retrieve personal belongings from an underground storage facility. A military plane crashes in the heart of London, and due to the highly secretive cargo strewn about there is a city lock-down. When Clarke and his best friend finds his storage vault, he discovers his ex there with a couple of her friends sorting out her personal keepsakes. The whole underground facility locks shut when the power goes out. Now you have these people arguing with each other and oh yes, it becomes obvious that there is a mysterious creature trapped with them...and it likes to make a bloody mess out of anyone it finds. Now, there is something to look forward to.Typical sequences to thrill and chill. The argumentative relationship drama is a definite drag. Of course, when you finally get to see full glimpses of the alien creature...you know there is something to really be afraid of. It may have been too good to be wasted in this flick. Scenery couldn't have cost much. Acting a bit over the top and it seemed like every sentence had to feature "that certain F" word. But when you slap everything together, STORAGE 24 really could have been a whole lot worse. Find it in a marked down bin, it is worthwhile.Rounding out the cast: Colin O'Donoghue, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Jamie Thomas King, Ned Dennehy, Alex Price and the easy to look at Laura Haddock.
