Visually the film is beautiful, with the crisp, clear blue water of the ocean captured in all its glory, and the slow descent into madness perfectly presented and visualized through the film’s ever increasing spiral into darkness. The stand-out, however, is undoubtedly Emily Tyra as Sasha, who manages to somehow find the sympathetic side to an otherwise unsympathetic character, and as a result (in a specific scene that to say anything about beyond this would spoil far too much of the fun), manages to turn in a pretty emotionally charges performance as well. And, while the film goes a little overboard toward the end, with Munro Chambers perhaps needing to pull back a little in the films final moments, the fact that I remained intrigued to see what would happen and how this would all play out despite just how terrible they all are says a lot. He’s also central to the movies best recurring gag, which involves listing of the many superstitions of sailors. The entire movie is presented to us through the use of a narrator (a voice-over provided by Strange Things’ Brett Gelman) who chimes in occasionally to give the audience context and backstory we may not otherwise be privy too. The fact that it manages to balance the shifts in tone as well as the shift in narrative is a testament to the quality of the filmmaking on display, and it never forgets to keep the audience entertained. Soon the trio find themselves stranded in the ocean with no means of escape, and paranoia quickly becomes the main course.īeyond that I can’t say much more, because the film twists and turns, reveling in each sudden new direction and unexpected piece of information. When dark secrets and rivalries begin to rear their ugly heads, things begin to take a turn for the worse… and then some. To give away much of the plot would be to spoil most of the fun, but suffice it to say that the film follows best friends Jonah, a miserable would-be loner who has lost his parents and squandered what little money they had left him, and Richard, the wannabe playboy son of a wealthy businessman (and maybe gangster), and Richard’s long-time girlfriend Sasha, as they embark on a day-trip out to sea on Richard’s yacht. The fact that not a single one of the protagonists is in the slightest bit sympathetic or nice doesn’t harm the film either, as so much of the enjoyment comes more from watching the central trio tear themselves apart through their own petty squabbles and pointless backstabbing. The movie zips along at pace that’s both quick and well-pitched, moving swiftly and with precision from quirky teen-comedy to 90s style Cruel Intentions deception and even, during the later moments of the film, pure horror and gross-out humor. What follows is like a sinister, unpredictable little movie that’s as much Reservoir Dogs as it is It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And while Rob Grant’s 2019 black comedy/horror does begin on land, it isn’t long before it’s lead trio of despicable twenty-somethings make their way onto the yacht that will serve as the setting for the remainder of the movie. Harpoon: BRWC FrightFest Review – So, full disclosure, I’ve always been a sucker for movies set in one location.
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