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Original and cool premise overshadowed by bad acting, tedious writing and an irritating and non believable villain. Let me get this out of the way; when you hate a villain in a movie, it's usually a compliment to the actor's performance. NOT IN THIS CASE. The villain is an out of shape, bumbling fool. Clumsily running around out of breath and over-powering everyone around him. At first it's a bit tolerable (albeit humorous) and you think to yourself "God I can't wait to see this guy get what's coming to him" but it never happens. The lead characters are inept, one even decides to take a break and shoot up drugs (to relax) in the midst of all the killing. It's a complete joke that wears thin and becomes boring and frustrating. I honestly can't recall ANY movie with characters as intellectually challenged as these individuals. Then there's the ending in which the stupidity of the lead actress (Mischa Barton) reaches an all time frustrating high. If you do reach the ending, please take note and REMOVE ANY THROWABLE OBJECT FROM THE ROOM as you may damage your TV. There is no resolve to the stupidity, the fat and out of shape villain smirks and lives to see another day, and just when you think you've seen the the lead character hit an all time low in I.Q., she's topped only by her awful fiancé who can't see past the thick layer of "smarm" on the bridge of his nose.

Do yourself a favor and skip this.

I will admit, I went into this film expecting something like Storage 24. Yet, to my surprise, this actually turned out to be a fairly interesting movie. There wasn't much in the way of kill scenes, and far less blood than I was expecting (though the makeup is pretty good), yet I still found myself interested. The twist about the manager being the killer actually took me by surprise as I was certain they had already killed him off, while the "monster" was someone just looking for help (I think?) The major letdown for me honestly was the lack of context. We're never really given a reason why the guy is doing what he's doing. How did he start this? Where did he learn to do this stuff? Unfortunately, those never get answered and we're left with a confusing and somewhat bittersweet ending with the protagonist seemingly doomed (albeit from her own stupidity).

Bottom line is that it's actually worth a watch, though I doubt you'll really have the urge to see it again.

What the **** was with that ending?? The protagonist pretty much makes it out alive, she reaches down to grab her little notebook, is grabbed by the wrist by a guy standing on a ladder right at her feet, but yeah might as well cut to black because that's clearly the end of her??

Then a few weeks later her fiancee shows up, simply assuming she has left him because no one has seen her or heard from her in weeks, and deciding right then and there "You know what dude, just sell all the stuff in my storage and give the money.. TO YOUR HAMSTER?!"

WHAT!?

We're closing in on Halloween, which means every horror director on the planet is doing everything they can to get their, more than likely, terrible film ready for release. Which also means that every bad actor and actress on the same planet, is doing what he/she has to do to land a role in one of these, more than likely terrible films (Hello, Mischa Barton.)

So, we have 'The Hoarder.' About a group of strangers trapped in a storage facility. This has been done numerous times before, and never really reaches it's full potential, because every director tries to do too much with such simple material. 'Storage 24' is one of the more recent attempts, which I have yet to rate/review. Let me just say, I'd probably go with that one over 'The Hoarder.' What really hurts this film, is the characters and acting. There isn't a single likable character in the film, and each actor/actress seems to be hell bent on showing us just how terrible they really can be. I'm reading reviews about how unbelievably bad Mischa Barton has become - and the first thought that pops into my head is, when has she ever been good? Did I miss the single moment in the history of cinema, where she wasn't bad?

As for the rest of the cast - Jamie Bacon goes all out trying to make a name for himself, by being the worst actor in the film, while Andrew Buckley waddles around, chasing people at a pace that is probably equivalent to a crippled man in a wheel chair. Anything this film had going for it, up until you discover the 'twist,' is erased, when you realize you're going to see more of Andrew Buckley's blubber flapping around, as he struggles to capture his next victim.

Random Ramblings of a Madman: Andrew Buckley, please, for the love of Jesus Christ - do not ever run again in a film or in public. I hate being the one to tell you this, but you're fat - and you can't act.

Let's start with what I liked about the movie: 1. The filming quality was better than B-rated. 2. The ending didn't leave it up to the viewer to determine what happened. 3. Mischa Barton finally gets what's coming to her for destroying the OC (I liked that show when I was 13)

Here's what I didn't like: 1. Robert Knepper deserved a better death. Constantly changing camera angles cheapens the experience. 2. The villain turns out to be a pudgy, out of shape guy with an obnoxious accent. Not sure how he managed to look chubby in a baggy shirt but he pulled it off. And somehow this love handle suffering fiend that looks to be suffering from muscular dystrophy is able to overpower EVERYONE, even to the point where apparently he holds a victim upside down by the feet. Even more impressive, considering the hilarious way that he runs, he's able to catch up to his prey even though they took an elevator that had more than enough time to climb 3 or more flights of stairs. But I could be wrong. He could just be a fat guy with an intense cardio routine. 3. For a storage facility that looks to be fairly new and technologically advanced, they have the most inconvenient lighting system. (You'll see what I mean if you watch)

All in all, I didn't think it was completely dreadful but I wouldn't watch it again or ever recommend it to a friend.

This is your average kill 'em off one by one spooky movie. The premise was decent enough and the execution was adequate. I was entertained enough that I wanted to find out what happens at the end. The characters were mostly two dimensional - nagging ex, the weird flirting guy, paranoid girlfriend, sidekick girlfriend, shady cop and slacker storage worker. And there was that quirk with the cop and zero explanation as to why he kept forgetting everyone's name. The mouth-sewn-shut guy was quite creepy and I was actually surprised to learn who was doing all the hoarding. But now that I think about it, it wasn't that big of a surprise. Oh well. Overall, your average scary movie - watchable, but nothing to brag about.

As I sat down to watch this movie I didn't know what to expect. I was in the mood for something thrilling yet not too heart pounding. I settled on this gem of a film. What I was met with was an hour and a half of diarrhea sprayed into my iris. The kind that slowly drips into your tear ducts. Not a single character in this movie is like able but Rashid. The cliche from the criminal girl dawning a leather jacket. To the detective breaking every rule of firearm safety. The main character was too useless to help people that attempted to take down the antagonist. Instead opting for screaming and running away. At times I wished I was a character in this movie. That would have been less painful. Not to mention the antagonist who is a frothy mixture of the Hamburgler and Dwight Schrutt. Managed to get the drop on every single person. Instead of having a rat or Guinea pig that would make sense with the movie. They settled for a hamster. 10 STARS!!!!!

So all these people disappear and no one looks for them? and the killer is literally a out of shape man that for some reason was able to over power everyone he locked up? why was "Jeffrey" attacking everyone and in the end attack the storage manager in order to save the girl that made no sense. when the fire sprinkler went off isn't the police suppose to come. and lastly the movie is so low budget you don't even see when the people get killed

This is another storage unit horror story, (Storage, Self Storage, Blood Shed, Storage 24, The 13th Unit). Ella (Mischa Barton) with the help of a friend (Emily Atack) finds her way into a self storage unit belonging to her fiancée. Oh yes it is near closing time as usual and they only have a few minutes and no cell phone reception. The following is generic plot spoilers for this and all the films mentioned:

Wrong Unit...Check.

Something deadly in unit...check

Other people there also including someone who lives in one of the units...check

Closing time and lock down prevent their leaving....check

If I recall my high school biology, if you staple a person's mouth shut, life expectancy can not be too long.

I watched the film and felt like I have seen it at least a half dozen times before, thinking it had been released previously under a different title. I didn't see this film being done any better than the other two star productions...except for maybe that one with Eric Roberts. Been there. Done that.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.