Here’s another film about a couple that go away to some
remote area only to find terror instead of happiness. What makes this British thriller stand out is
the remarkable performances from Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbender. James Watkin’s direction is very strong too,
creating intense scenes that are brutal and frighteningly real. I’ll be thinking about this film the next
time my wife and I go camping that’s for sure, especially if I run into a group
of thuggish teenagers. Grade: A-
Spoilers: The end
of this one is greatly depressing and had me fuming mad. That’s two films in a row where I wanted to
punch someone’s face. The difference
here, although very cynical and mean-spirited, I felt the storyteller had
something to say, an emotional truth that the audience needed to swallow even
if it burned going down. The only knock
I had on this one is that Kelly’s character doesn’t just die a horrible death,
but she fails so miserably. I would
have found it so much more rewarding if the teenager she had run over was that
bastard Brett. Oh well, that’s theater
of cruelty for you.
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