Written & Directed By: Matt Palmer
Cinematography: Mark Gyori
Editor: Chris Wyatt
Cast: Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Tony Curran, Ian Pirie, George Anton, Kate Bracken, Therese Bradley, Kitty Lovett
A shocking deed turned their weekend trip into a nightmare. Now their only hope is to swallow their paranoia and act normal.
I knew very little about this film originally. Which is often best. Though wondered why it had gotten past my attention.
The film is a nice little atmospheric thriller. Whose premise played off as more all-knowing and clever or comedic. Here it is played deadly seriously.
While working as a thriller it also has more drama than you would expect. As not only fighting for survival but guilt that never truly lets up.
As it’s the worst that could happen scenario. That at first is shocking is played more realistic than expected.
Throughout the film makes you feel uncomfortable as there is an uneasiness and sense of tragedy that hangs over the film. So much so that similarly like myself you might find you can hear or feel your heart beating faster as you wonder where the situations will lead or relieve the audience.
The film Never wants to let the audience or characters off. At first, you wonder if they will get away with it and avoid trouble. Soon the villagers seem like the worst challenge you can have. Rather the. The supernatural or characters who are easily hateable
The storyline might be familiar but the presentation style is noteworthy. Though this is quite an original vision. That never quite goes where you expect it to.
One only wishes the few female characters had a bit more to do. The troublemaker seems there only to add a bit of trouble early on and the compassionate one seems there to help humanize one of the characters in trouble and have someone in his corner once trouble arrives.
The film will make some audience members as haunted as the ending leaves some characters
Grade: B-
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