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Staunton Hill (2009) Movie Review
24 October 2009 8:04 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
As his father continues to attempt to rejuvenate his seemingly never-ending “Dead” series,
Cameron Romero follows up his debut “The Screening” with another slice of familiar horror in “Staunton Hill”. Although this may sound a little cynical, the film really is pretty basic stuff, being a by the numbers “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” knock off, with youngsters being chased and killed by psychotic rednecks in the rural backwoods. Still, Romero shows himself to be a better director than most, and the film benefits from a decent cast of half recognisable faces, if not names, including David Rountree (“XXX: State of the Union”, and who also scripted), Kiko Ellsworth (from the television series “Heroes” and “Dexter”) and Charlie Bodin (briefly in “Transformers”). The plot is familiar to say the least, set in Virginia in the autumn of 1969 and following five student types who are hitchhiking their way across country to the political rallies taking place in Washington. »
- James Mudge

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