Review of Retreat (2011) by Ollie B — 16 Jun 2012

Half way through and I was praying to develop the virus myself.

This review of Retreat (2011) was written by Ollie B on 16 Jun 2012.

Retreat has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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The cast deserves a thumbs up for having the thankless job of saving a weak script with a great twist but bad ending…

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