filmed at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, Renfrewshire The dance scene was filmed at the Townhouse Hotel, 54 West George Street, near George Square in Glasgow Reception The film was the most commercially successful British film of 1995 with a gross of £5.2 milion. The film was a success in Europe, but grossed a total of just $2,834,250 in the United States. It led to Boyle's internationally successful production, Trainspotting, two years later. Shallow Grave earned Boyle the Best Newcomer Award from the 1996 London Film Critics Circle and, together with Trainspotting, led to critical commentary that Boyle had revitalised British cinema in the early 1990s. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 20 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Caroline Westbrook of Empire magazine gave it 5 out of 5 and wrote: "This, the debut feature from acclaimed TV director Danny Boyle, is the best British thriller for years, a chilling and claustrophobic heart-stopper centring on a moral dilemma destined to fuel many a dinner party conversation." Quentin Curtis of The Independent on Sunday wrote: "What makes the film fascinating, and exciting, is its marriage of British setting and American, B-movie format." Derek Elley of Variety magazine called it "a tar-black comedy that zings along on a wave of visual and scripting inventiveness." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 2 out of 4, and wrote "All of the materials are in place [...] But somehow they never come together." Janet Maslin of The New York Times was critical of the film and said "misanthropy overwhelms his film in ways that prove more sour than droll, despite the presence of skillful actors and a bizarrely enveloping plot." Awards 1995 Angers European First Film Festival Audience Award – Feature Film Best Screenplay – Feature Film Liberation Advertisement Award 1995 BAFTA – Alexander Korda Award for Best British film (shared with Andrew Macdonald) 1995 Cognac Festival du Film Policier Audience Award Grand Prix 1994 Dinard British Film Festival Golden Hitchcock 1st Empire Awards (1996) Empire Award for Best British Film Empire Award for Best Director Empire Award for Best British Actor 1995 Evening Standard British Film Award Most Promising Newcomer for Danny Boyle 1995 Fantasporto (Portugal) International Fantasy Film Award – Best Film 1994 San Sebastian International Film Festival Silver Seashell – Best Director Music Track listing Leftfield – "Shallow Grave"