Review of Retreat (2011) by Kurt G — 10 Jan 2012

Good movie with a very unexpected ending.

This review of Retreat (2011) was written by Kurt G on 10 Jan 2012.

Retreat has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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By Matt M (2,511) on 13 Aug 2012

Incredibly tense, well acted with enough twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat, literally…

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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 Shaun W (139) on 22 Oct 2012

Poor. Begins well then just doesn't get any better. Very disappointed with this…

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By Amy Curtis (52) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 11 Feb 2013

Retreat sports some high-caliber actors in a claustrophobic home-invasion thriller a la Straw Dog that offers up some truly thrilling moments…

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By Rika O (114) on 11 Sep 2012

Wonderful performances from Murphy and Newton but they are eclipsed by Bell in this claustrophobic thriller…

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By Dillinger P (324) on 30 Dec 2013

Thrilling, yet incredibly bleak…

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By Aaryn R (7) on 19 Jan 2013

Pretty intense! So good in fact, the husband put his iPad down...it takes a lot for that to happen…

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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 Bradley D (133) on 19 Oct 2012

A decent thriller, impeded by yawn-inducing performances by Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton…

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