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When the president of a high-profile international-arms supplier takes his six best employees to an Eastern European mountain retreat as a means of rewarding them for all of their hard work, their tea... read more read more...m-building getaway turns into a life-or-death game of kill or be killed in Creep director Christopher Smith's suspenseful comedy thriller. Palisade Defense isn't just the leading supplier of weaponry for the war on terror, it's a company that truly cares about its employees. When the Palisade Defense's European sales division exceeds expectations, the president decides that his dedicated employees deserve a relaxing corporate team-building retreat. The trip takes a turn for the worst, however, when a deadly enemy infiltrates the retreat with the singular goal of ensuring that no one gets out alive. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Christopher Smith

Release Date: September 1, 2006

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    March 4, 2012
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Enjoyable horror film with a good cast, Severance is an interesting horror comedy that though bizarre is very well done. As a low-budget horror comedy outing, Severance is an impressive film that is original and lots of fun from start to finish. The film is not flawless of course... read more, and the film at times struggles in delivering the material, however for the most part, director Christopher Smith delivers a fun film. I found the plot for this film to be very original, and that Christopher Smith was able to deliver good funny moments, and still have enough momentum to deliver shocking moments.
    Severance is a breath of fresh air in the horror genre. It's one of those rare gems that you need to watch if you're a Horror buff. In this one, its riddled with traditional Horror Clichés yet you don't seem to care because the film is so good and so much fun. If you haven't seen this film, do yourself a favour and watch, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Though it's not perfect, Severance is a good time and will definitely please fans of other recent horror comedies. This is a very well acted film with memorable moments and if you enjoy a bloody, gory good time, then this one is definitely worth your time. Christopher Smith is a good director and he directs yet another worthy film with this intriguing horror comedy.
  • LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    March 2, 2012
    LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    "Another bloody office outing."

    A team-building weekend in the mountains of Eastern Europe goes horribly wrong for the sales division of the multi-national weapons company Palisade Defence when they become the victims of a group of crazed killers who will stop at nothing ... read moreto see them dead.

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    A group of white-collar weapons manufacturers go on a "team-building" retreat in Hungary. After their driver abandons them in the middle of the woods, they find a run-down lodge that they assume is their destination. Unfortunately for them, there's something seriously ticked-off hanging out in the woods, ready to pick them off. Holy moly! "Severance" is where it's at. I feel like this is the movie that Eli Roth tried to make with "Cabin Fever" and "Hostel," but didn't quite nail it. It's outrageously funny and ridiculously gory. The thing about this one is that it's a horror/comedy that actually tries to be as scary as it is funny, and it mostly succeeds. It successfully uses 70s and 80s horror movie clichés, yet pokes fun at them at the same time. That makes it a rare gem, in my book. The ensemble cast works well together. American Laura Harris manages to fit in well with her British costars, and Danny Dyer is simultaneously obnoxious and charming as the office flunky. This one's a winner all the way around, and I'm sure most genre fans will find something they like in this one.
  • cosmo313
    November 4, 2011
    cosmo313
    Some employees of an international arms dealer go out into the Hungarian wildeness for a weekend company retreat, only to find themselves menaced by a group of militants who don't like having them around their territory in this modestly budgeted dark comedy/horror film from Chris... read moretopher Smith, who also directed Black Death (with Sean Bean).

    The film takes the American slasher formula, and plays with it a bit by adding some wry British humor with a dark edge, as well as starting things off in medias res and not completely following convention. Overall, it's not too bad. It's not the best thing in the world, but it is pretty fun and entertaining.

    The cast seem to get along with each other quite well, and there's a great sense that this film isn't meant to be taken too sweriously, and that it was probably really fun to make. The make up and effects are well done, and there's some pretty good kill scenes, though in the story department it's a little forgettable and could have been beefed up more.

    If you like quirky takes on genre movies, a la Shaun of the Dead, then you'll probably get some enjoyment out of this. It's a nice little take on a well worn genre.
  • bbcfloridabound
    May 11, 2010
    bbcfloridabound
    A wild and enjoyable slasher film. A group of office workers are in Europe for a meeting with arms dealers, when they come across a tree in the road, they get off the bus and the driver leaves them in the middle of no where, they think they will hike to a hostel, wrong, they star... read moret being eliminated one by one. My first 5 Star Slasher film.
  • SirPant
    September 22, 2009
    SirPant
    A very funny comedy horror. Danny Dyer was brilliantly cast!
  • FiLmCrAzY
    April 24, 2009
    FiLmCrAzY
    Its a really good black comedy it kept me entertained and really worth a watch, its got great humour and is really good the way its written and portrayed really worth a watch
  • garyX
    October 2, 2008
    garyX
    A group of office workers on a team building exercise in the Hungarian woods get lost and end up being stalked by a band of militaristic psychopaths. This British horror comedy has one flaw, but unfortunately, it's a fatal one. It's not that funny. Danny Dyer has a smattering of ... read moremildly amusing lines, but otherwise it's just a gory slasher flick, and as such is pretty much plotless, and has little in the way of character development. If anything, the horror side of things is TOO successful. The effects are very good, but the effect is that it's a bit too gruesome to be funny because it's TOO realistic. Evil Dead 2 and Ichi were funny because they were so over the top, and Saun had a tremendously witty script. This is a half way house that can't quite make up it's mind what it's meant to be. Well executed, but ultimately just not funny enough to be successful as a comedy and too lacking in plot to be successful as a thriller.
  • mrgd291190
    September 30, 2008
    mrgd291190
    Rather poor, not up to how I expected. Wasn't particularly scary, overtly gross (in a mediocre way) and not funny - I never enjoyed The Office style of humour.
  • arashxak
    April 11, 2008
    arashxak
    "Another bloody office outing."
  • briandeguelle
    March 8, 2008
    briandeguelle
    Funny with a hint of hostel but not as gory as you might think.

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Bruce Westbrook
June 8, 2007
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

The cast shows spark and gusto, especially Laura Harris as a vulnerable yet intrepid survivor type and Danny Dyer as a bent druggie who straightens out long enough to fight back. Full Review

Tom Long
June 8, 2007
Tom Long, Detroit News

For the odd at heart, it will be worth the wait. Full Review

Terry Lawson
June 8, 2007
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

It is wonderfully wry, and contains some great gags. Full Review

Michael Booth
June 8, 2007
Michael Booth, Denver Post

So there's still a smart office-horror movie left to be made. In the meantime, Severance is just another paycheck. Full Review

Rob Salem
June 1, 2007
Rob Salem, Toronto Star

Like Shaun of the Dead, the movie enthusiastically embraces all the grotesque clichés we love and have come to expect from the form -- turning several on their ear. Full Review

Rick Groen
June 1, 2007
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

You got your humour, you got your horror, simply ratchet up both and, voilŕ, Severance -- or, as the billing not inaccurately puts it, The Office Meets Deliverance. Full Review

Bill Stamets
June 1, 2007
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times

Splatter comedy meets comic splatter in this brash crossover film that puts seven white-collar workers in the scary wilds of Hungary where psycho killer Russian ex-military lurk. Full Review

J. R. Jones
June 1, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

For decades horny teens have been the slasher movie's victims of choice, but this darkly funny British import finds more deserving targets: the sales team of an international weapons manufacturer. Full Review

Wesley Morris
June 1, 2007
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

The filmmakers want to have it both ways -- the funny and the sadistic -- but rarely do so at the same time with any success. Full Review

Steven Rea
May 31, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Severance will have you laughing one minute and feeling terribly unsettled the next. Full Review

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