Review of Trigger Man (2007) by Geir F — 07 Mar 2009

An audacious thriller that is sure to impress, infuriate and divide its audience into two very polarized camps. At its core a generic "hunters become hunted" thriller, but Trigger Man confounds expectations by constantly and deliberately subverting all the traditional genre twists, turns and cliches.

And that, even though nothing seems to happen for the first hour or so, ultimately makes it a very suspenseful film. People who just want cheap, gory thrills upfront will hate this movie. People who have seen far too many films of this kind already, and know how they go, are more likely to come away pleased.

Trigger Man plays like a version of Deliverance directed by a very young Richard Linklater, and I loved it.