Review of Retreat (2011) by Gillian M — 01 Sep 2012
An intense three-hander home invasion movie that takes place on an isolated island 'Retreat' could almost be a play as a majority of the action takes place in the cottage there. The film uses a remarkably similar plot to 'Dead Calm' but unlike that (superior) movie you're never sure whether Bell's intruder is a complete nutter or genuine in his motives.
The fact that the film doesn't resolve this until right at the very end works well and Bell is very good here. Murphy does alright in his role but I just found Newton a bit annoying and that didn't help my enjoyment of the whole thing.
However the whole thing works quite well and there's a nice string soundtrack throughout. Just don't go into in expecting anything amazing.
This review of Retreat (2011) was written by Gillian M on 01 Sep 2012.
Retreat has generally received mixed reviews.
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