''Devil's Tower'' is a 2014 horror film and the feature film

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of Owen Tooth. The movie was first released in the

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on 16 September 2014 and stars

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and Roxanne Pallett as two people that find themselves forced to fight against zombies. Of the film, Pallett stated that she found her role to be very demanding, as it required her to work eighteen-hour days over a period of two months.

Synopsis

Sarah ( Roxanne Pallett) is a woman that has been thrown out of her house by her alcoholic mother and forced to live in Albion Court, a run-down apartment building with a seedy reputation. With no other options, Sarah tries to make the best of a bad situation and initially things seem to be going fairly well, as she finds that she gets along well with her neighbors. However it isn't long before a series of strange events culminates in a horde of zombies appearing and attacking the building's occupants.

Cast

as Sid * Roxanne Pallett as Sarah MacColl *

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as Kim MacColl *

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as Kate * Jessica Ann Bonner as Beverly * Eddie Webber as Carnacki * Emma Buckley as Lucy * Jason Bee as Zombie * Amelia Linney as Mary Butler * Jazzy Lyntott as Paul * Peter Barrett as Mark * Jill Myers as Susan * Larry Waller as Michael * Adam Dakin as Jon * Alison Carroll as Fiona * Rob Law as Wyngarde * Jessica Ann Bonner as Bev * Nathan Morris as Esteban * Ed Kear as Saxon * Ahmed Hashimi as Kev * Holly Henderson & Amanda Leavesley as Party Girls

Reception

Critical reception for ''Devil's Tower'' has been moderately positive, with multiple reviewers commenting that although the film was overly familiar and lacked originality, the movie's acting was decent and the film's script was entertaining. ''

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'' gave the film three blades, praising the performance of

and writing: "It's a strong enough story given some real effort by the cast and was obviously put together by filmmakers with a love of the genre and the drive to make it work regardless of limitations." FromPage2Screen.Com rated the film very highly again noticing the care and attention given to the film, by filmmakers who love their craft

References

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* 2014 films 2014 horror films British zombie films British ghost films British haunted house films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language horror films {{2010s-horror-film-stub