Tooth and Nail

2007
4.7| 1h34m| R| en
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In a post-apocalyptic world, a small group of survivors, who call themselves Foragers, plan to rebuild civilization from their headquarters in an empty hospital based in what is left of Philadelphia. But they're soon forced into a face-off war with the Rovers, another gang of survivors whom are a brutal gang of cannibals.

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Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.
Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
wynonasbigbrownbeaver Given the somewhat entertaining track record of these After Dark films, I had some certain expectations with the given supporting cast of Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, and Micheal Kelly though in reality they've had a little more than brief cameos. But somehow I found myself losing complete faith this movie due to terrible writing after the first 5 minutes.One of the few minor positive things about Tooth and Nail was that it had potential. It tried to reference a would-be global crisis of the exhaustion of natural resources, and I thought it would take its aim toward something else more cataclysmic. The two plot twists were only mildly stimulating as I considered them to be possibilities beforehand, but none the less predictable. The flashback was a minor spark in the end.This is the point of where it started to be insulting. The concept that the apocalypse started after the world "ran out of gas" was very far fetched as best, but what really got me was the aftermath in the storyline. It just didn't make sense. Are people that desperate to just wither away and die in the streets? Would they really starve to death or try to eat each other? Haven't they heard of growing crops, fishing, and raising livestock? Other forms of power such as solar power and hydro-power could have been utilized instead. Even if there weren't any available alternatives, humanity wouldn't go down to that level of savagery. Humanity has survived without gas for tens of thousands of years, and I wouldn't think they would devolve that quickly. That large and obvious plot hole could have been covered.The level of fear factor in this movie is zero, it shouldn't have been in the mix of After Dark Horrorfest since it seemed like "made for TV" cheese. These survivors deliberately hide in a hospital in hopes "to rebuild society" in the middle of a concrete jungle. What do they do, when one of their own gets killed? They just wait like sitting ducks until another one of their own gets picked off. Their ultimate solution is to "just hide somewhere" in the hospital, enabling these big dummies to catch them and drag them away for food. The survivors' lame excuse for continually dying one-by-one is that the hospital is just "too big" to lock all the doors at night. Oh, that's real genius I tell you... All these characters are labeled the constant horror movie cliché as "too stupid to live". They separate and one dies after another. What was even lamer was that Dakota character not accepting the fact that her boyfriend the Professor got killed. She saw the blood, his glasses were left behind, he is obviously not there.The credibility of these villains are laughable. Maybe a reference to give these cannibals a better background would have worked. The movie should have told me that these cannibals have mutated or contracted have a zombie virus instead. But these big oafs for villains just walk around in a lobotomized state with tiny little axes and carving knives. They may be strong, but they seemed very dim witted. Michael Madsen obviously wasn't taking his role seriously with some of the worst acting minutes I've seen in recent memory. As for Vinnie Jones, he was fronting his role with a closing psychotic laughter. Oooh...I'm scared. Then there's that eloquent cannibal who was tooting the D flat note with his horn who talks to himself about no other subject than eating meat, just like the rest of the cannibals. The dialog is one dimensional, uninspired and lazy. Okay I've complained enough about this film to the point where it pisses me off.I can't recommend Tooth and Nail with these noticeable and unjustifiable flaws. Don't waste your time with this movie. Seriously.
Aaron1375 Well it is rather bad, but what can one expect from the Afterdark series I have given up on them a long time ago. I only watched this one because I have owned it for so long now when I quit watching the second series of Afterdark films. This movies are not to graphic for theaters, these movies are to cheaply made and for the most part bad for the theaters. This movie was so boring from the get go I almost fell into a coma during the first hour or so. Then near the end it finally picks up a bit and is tolerable. The story the world is just about gone as we have ran out of gas and this of course would spell the end for people who have to constantly have a phone to their head as you take one convenience away they fall apart. What is left lives here and there sometimes fighting for food and such. Well this roving band of survivors who live in a hospital and pick up a girl whose boyfriend was apparently killed by this one guy who gets away. Well they take the girl back to where they live, in a hospital and you get to see how their boring lives play out. Then a band of cannibals goes on the attack and begins their take down of those living in the hospital. Along the way you get the obvious surprise and a bit of gore, not to much though considering this is a cannibal movie. So you get a movie with most of the action confined to the end and not much of Vinnie or Michael.
slayrrr666 "Tooth and Nail" is a very entertaining and enjoyable film with a lot of good points.**SPOILERS**After the end of the world, survivors Dakota, (Nicole DuPort) Ford, (Rider Strong) Viper, (Michael Kelly) Torino, (Alexandra Barreto) Nova, (Emily Catherine Young) Max, (Kevin E. Scott) Yukon, (Zack Robidas) Victoria, (Beverly Hinds) and Professor Darwin, (Robert Carradine) manage to find fellow survivor Neon, (Rachel Miner) amongst the ruins of civilization and invite her to stay with their group. When her acceptance starts to wear on the others, she tries whatever she can to be accepted, even though all don't trust her. Starting to realize their numbers are shrinking, she reveals she has been followed by a group of cannibals called Rovers, and that they have been targeted by them. Trying to stay alive during the relentless attacks, out-numbered and with their numbers shrinking still, they try a last ditch effort to escape from the bloodthirsty group.The Good News: There was some good stuff to this one here. One of the best features is the incredibly well-done setting for the film. The hospital here is incredibly well-done, looking effectively abandoned but at the same time capable of holding the group. The fact that there's a lot of different areas in here for them to hide in, complete with the kitchen, surgical rooms and the general meeting quarters all being quite well-designed and built around generating some scares and tension when it gets to that point in the later half. Those are also really enjoyable, as the film manages to feature some incredible stalking scenes in here of the Rovers going after the survivors inside, with the huge cavernous locations providing some potentially-fun places where they're all trapped together. Those are the best entries in the film, as it gets really enjoyable during those parts where it's incredibly tense and thrilling waiting to see where it goes, both in the Rover's attacks and the survivor's means of defense or escape. That we get two huge, extended set-pieces in this tradition is what really works well, since both are quite fun and really worthwhile, from the sheer randomness of the first one that manages to work so many good stuff into it, including all the violence and gore plus the stalking, and is then amped up into an actual series of defenses in the second one that work just as well, and that they're the main part of the film with a lot of time devoted to it is where it really scores so much good stuff. There's not a whole lot of down-time during these scenes, and they remain quite fun. That also manages to provide the film with a lot of really enjoyable kills here, as there's some wicked stuff here. There's a lot of arrows being shot into body parts, a smattering of slit throats, a broken glass jar slicing up the face, gunshots, amputations, slicing across most of the body, knife stabbings and then a great acid meltdown, all of which are nice and brutal with plenty of bloodshed. The last plus is the appropriately creepy look of the group, which is quite nice and looks really creepy. These here are the film's good points.The Bad News: There really wasn't much wrong here, and this ended up having only one really big flaw. The big one here is that there's an incredibly long build-up to the good stuff here, almost so much as being difficult to really get into. Most of the beginning to this one is taken up with the introduction from the group and her acceptance into them, followed by several days worth of time showing them getting into a grove with how to go about their lives. This goes on pretty much for the first half-hour, and without generating even the slightest hint of suspense or that something will happen later, and it just makes these scenes just drag on-and-on endlessly, making for some labored times during the beginning when it's trying to get started. The only other thing that could be construed as a flaw is the late-film twist that manages to change-up the allegiances between everyone, which some will say is a good shock, while others it needlessly complicates the film for no reason. This isn't bad for the film at all, but the slow beginning is the only thing that really hurts this one.The Final Verdict: As there's some really good stuff here and only a few minor points, this one is highly enjoyable and gets a lot right about it. Highly recommended for those who enjoyed the others in the series, fans of the creative side or are into these kinds of films, while those who aren't that big should heed caution.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and a clothed sex scene
Anthony Pittore III (Shattered_Wake) In a post-apocalyptic world, a world destroyed by our running out of gas, a group of survivors take in an injured woman after finding her boyfriend murdered. Soon after, a gang of murderous cannibals attack their hospital seeking a new food source. With what is probably the best cast of either years of the After Dark Horrorfest, Tooth & Nail stars Rider Strong, Robert Carradine, Michael Madsen, Michael Kelly, Rachel Miner, and Vinnie Jones. The story isn't anything special: A group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world fight for their lives against a gang of murderous cannibals. Been done. A lot. But, hey, it's a good concept that, if properly executed, can make for a hell of a film. And Mark Young doesn't do too bad with the execution. He converts my home state of Pennsylvania into a convincing apocalyptic landscape. . . doesn't say much about my home state, eh? Though his direction was apt, the writing left a lot to be desired. Funny, yes, that they used car names for the characters in a movie about the world's oil running out. . . but, that's about where the good writing ended. The dialogue didn't work well with the characters, nor did it fit many of the incredible circumstances. It wasn't bad writing, really, just wasn't very good. Many of the actors (including the 'bigger' names) seemed to lack proper timing, especially Rider Strong whom I usually trust to deliver at least an appropriate performance. The timing with his dialogue was way off at times and would throw off the scene quite a bit. Michael Madsen and Vinnie Jones, two of the biggest badasses in the business, were great even though Vinnie was DRASTICALLY underused. Beyond the acting, there was plenty of bad: the pacing is not the best and I occasionally became bored with it; the characters often made extremely idiotic decisions (let me throw down my bow & arrow and fight this 6'5", 300 lb. viking barehanded!); the so-called resourceful group of survivors weren't really very resourceful at all (let us only rely on the pre-made weapons and not try to do anything creative. . . like using some rubbing alcohol to make Molotov cocktails or something). I did, however, like the heroine's resourcefulness at the end. But the 'final shot' seemed very. . . cheap haunted house to me, if that makes sense. Coming together, the film is pretty much entirely mediocre. As an After Dark Horrorfest film, yes, it's one of the higher end ones. . . but, in the end, it's nothing really special.Final verdict: 5.5/10. Worth one watch, but not much else.