Review of Retreat (2011) by Matt S — 20 Oct 2011

A powerfully acted, shocking. tense and suspenseful thriller that has one hell of a messed up ending that will stay with you long after it's over. The movie starts off pretty slow and depressing with an couple who take a trip to a retreat isolated cottage to save their marriage after they suffered from a miscarriage soon take a turn for an even more unfortunate event when a stranger stumbles and collapses on the property.

They soon realise bringing the stranger into the house was a big mistake when the find that he is armed with a gun, he soon wakes up and warns them that a huge deadly outbreak is spreading rapidly and the must board up the house in order to survive, then the cat and mouse games begin.

This movie will soon have you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what's the real truth and what's not and will through you for a loop and is filled with dread and intensity of not clearly knowing what's going to happen next.

It packs a devastating powerful punch when the motive is revealed and a shocking out of nowhere conclusion that was haunting and unsuspecting and adds even more to the already grim appeal, so definitely one viewing is enough type of movie but a bold, smart and unsettling one at that.

Overall it's not a movie for everyone and takes some patience and isn't for the weak of heart and as a whole it wasn't nearly as satisfying as I had hoped for but it's an better than average thriller in the likes of Dead Calm, Cape Fear, Straw Dogs, Right At Your Door but I say wait for rental because it's just not that worth going to the movie theater to see it.

6.9 out of 10.