Characters in horror movies are, typically, morons. That's a lazy device used by screenwriters to glue their stupid plots together, or they would collapse after a minute ("Let's NOT go to the haunted slaughterhouse!" The end). However, in Deadly Cargo (Camara Oscura) this reaches an entirely new level.
The story plays like a lobotomized version of Open Water. A bunch of idiots manage to blow up their boat in the middle of the ocean; they see a ship, see mangled corpses thrown in the water, get on the ship and hide. We soon find out only two sailors are evil; the others are ordinary people, until the stupid protagonists push them to murder.
Only a brief description can convey the sheer idiocy of these characters. They're Darwin Awards material.
Despite the boring beginning, the whole thing gets increasingly funny, and that's why I'm not rating it lower.
3/10
The story plays like a lobotomized version of Open Water. A bunch of idiots manage to blow up their boat in the middle of the ocean; they see a ship, see mangled corpses thrown in the water, get on the ship and hide. We soon find out only two sailors are evil; the others are ordinary people, until the stupid protagonists push them to murder.
Only a brief description can convey the sheer idiocy of these characters. They're Darwin Awards material.
- Victor is captured by the crew and eventually accepted and even treated with respect... until he makes up a ridiculous story and insults the increasingly angry sailors, managing to get killed.
- Sara is a reporter who delays her escape to take pictures of thugs murdering her friends.
- Edgar kills the meekest sailor of the bunch and, when given the opportunity to escape, conveniently waits until he gets stabbed.
- The captain repeatedly goes from helpful to murderous, alternately trying to kill the stowaways, to kill his own men, and to be a mediator between the two factions. His motivation? Don't ask, although his turning point is Victor's refusal to eat the meal offered to him. No, I'm not making this up.
Despite the boring beginning, the whole thing gets increasingly funny, and that's why I'm not rating it lower.
3/10