The Roost

The Roost
Directed by Ti West
Produced by Larry Fessenden
Written by Ti West
Starring Tom Noonan
Karl Jacob
Wil Horneff
Vanessa Horneff
Music by Jeff Grace
Cinematography Eric Robbins
Edited by Ti West
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
 80 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Roost is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by Ti West.

Plot

Following a near-death car accident, four friends on their way to a Halloween wedding venture to a secluded farm for help. There they disturb an ancient evil with ghastly plans in store for them.

Cast

  • Vanessa Horneff as Allison
  • Barbara Wilhide as May
  • Richard Little as Elvin
  • John Speredakos as Officer Mitchell

Release

Home media

The film was released on DVD by Showtime and Paramount Home Entertainment on October 3, 2006.[1]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 53% based on 19 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 6/10.[2] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]

Kim Newman from Empire Magazine gave it 3/4 stars, calling it "a creepy vampire variant".[4] Jeannette Catsoulis from New York Times gave the film a mixed review, writing, "Creatively shot and framed by the cinematographer Eric Robbins, who constructs gorgeously lighted centerpieces surrounded by strips of menacing black, the movie almost overcomes its low budget and threadbare plot. Almost."[5] Robert Koehler from Variety wrote, "The Roost celebrates and restores the 1970s B-horror pic with zero gloss and terrific, rough-hewn craft."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Roost (2004) - Ti West". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Roost (2005) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Flixer. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Roost Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic.com. MetaCritic. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Newman, Kim. "The Roost Review". EmpireOnline.com. Kim Newman. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette. "Film in Review; The Roost - The New York Times". New York Times.com. Jeannette Catsoulis. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Koehler, Robert. "The Roost – Variety". Variety.com. Robert Koehler. Retrieved 25 July 2018.



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