Review of Retreat (2011) by Mark L — 04 Mar 2012

Interesting twist at end. Ending sucked like most now days.

This review of Retreat (2011) was written by Mark L on 04 Mar 2012.

Retreat has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sun T (35) on 28 Jul 2012

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By Franziska S (3) on 29 Sep 2012

It was so-so. Just couldn't really hold my attention and I couldn't bring myself to truly care for the characters…

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By Zebada M (24) on 25 Jun 2012

Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton are always pleasures to watch but at the end of this movie I was left wondering what was the point of watching…

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By Sean W (871) on 26 Jun 2012

I can easily get caught up in the idea of a movie, in what it could have been, in what it should have been. I'm not going to do that here…

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