The plot: During World War I, a group of English soldiers capture a German trench and begin to suspect that something evil is hiding among them.Michael J. Bassett's debut is a promising but murky film full of atmosphere and tension. Unfortunately, it lacks any clear plot, and what does make sense slowly begins to raise more questions in your mind the more you think about it. On my first viewing, I was really impressed with Bassett's ability to craft a mysterious and atmospheric haunted house film inside World War I trench warfare. On my second viewing, the pacing seemed a bit slow, and I was struck by a few plot holes. I think that people who enjoy moody, ambiguous supernatural mysteries will enjoy this greatly, but those who prefer a more straightforward tale that resolves all its questions will probably be unsatisfied. I took a point away from my score, which was originally an 8/10, as the second viewing convinced me that some of the deep and mysterious themes were actually the writer/director making it up as he went along. Nonetheless, I enjoy this film quite a bit, and I think it's a good example of a low budget independent film that makes the best of its budget.Bassett is a better director than he is writer, and I think the ending in particular was a bit unsatisfying. Although the twist is a bit obvious, it raises enough unanswered questions that you might spend more time debating its meaning than you actually spent watching the film. The morality is also a bit arbitrary, where seemingly innocent characters are punished for things beyond their control. If these sorts of things don't bother you, I encourage you to give this film a chance. It's a bit gory for a haunted house film, but it's better than many of the big budget horror sequels and remakes out there. Ironically, the writer/director would later make his own horror sequel (Silent Hill: Revelation 3D) that was rather lackluster and by-the-numbers.

Not scary some moments of suspense but not a strong horror and certainly does not 'blow the horror genre to bits' but this movie has a strong storyline there are a lot of haters but if you follow the story line and stick to it you'll understand the true meaning it's a gory movie with some quality acting and I would recommend it if you can understand the storyline properly it's not your average horror movie in the trenches and the ending surprised me and was interesting. Many of the actors are not well known but act very well with some great acting from Jamie bell and Andy Serkis (the two most well know actors in the film) . I really enjoyed this movie there will always be different opinions on all movies but it's really not as bad as people have made it out to be.

i saw the movie preview and i thought it was going to be bad movie but i was wrong the movie had a really good story line, the spacial effects were pretty great, and acting overall was great, one thing that didn't go with the movie was that the music it was not suspenseful or scary which was bad because if they were try to get to a point to scare who ever watching the it would be right and if you like suspenseful movies you would want to see this are movie and if you are a fan of horror movies like many of us are you would want to see this movie and over i would give this movie a had 8 out of 10 and if you have any movies that you think i should watch message me and i will watch and write review about itthank for reading

As a film for serious film watchers, the 5.9 score on IMDb does not do it justice. This undeserved low rating just shows me how many people should have chosen Jennifer's Body rather than Deathwatch when searching through the Horror section of their local or online movie rental store. WWI was characterized as a necessary war with meaningless casualties- countless bodies, muddy trenches, rats and insects everywhere- and this movie portrays these details to perfection. The only detail this film does not and cannot transfer over from the disasters of battle is the smell, yet the viewer can almost smell the rotting odors for the characters in the story. I judge a film overall by its cinematography, characters, setting, plot, and especially underlying themes. And this film's underlying themes are impeccably deep. So anyone who did not enjoy this film, or forgot it the moment the credits rolled, should stick to Hollywood and prime-time TV.Stranded in a deserted German purgatorial trench, a British squad is ordered to hold the area until reinforcements arrive. Upon finding the trench the soldiers find three Nazis, kill two and hold the remaining one soldiers captive. Every soldier is different in some way: one, a natural leader; the leader, a by-the-book soldier; another, a killer; a religious devout, a few normal soldiers, and finally a 16 year-old brown-nosed idealist. All are put to the test defending the trench, dealing with the POW Nazi, taking the orders of the capt, and maintaining their poise in a dismal situation. By the end of the film, the audience finds out how almost no soldier in war can sustain their moral integrity for long. Even the religious devout loses faith by the end. The film shows how most soldiers are committing to evil the moment they sign up for the military; how warfare is still a means of murder, though it may be for the patriotic cause of one's country; and how when under duress one must maintain their own path of morality and value to salvation, whether or not they survive or die.