(apologies for our late review, the press screenings for this movie were never kind to our schedules but Shaun Munro volunteered to pay to see the film over the weekend)
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Though the British cinema scene is frequently commended for its witty comedies made on low budgets, we tend to struggle in more action-reliant genres such as horrors and thrillers, given the usually higher costs required to give them adequate polish. A Lonely Place to Die, the latest film from Rise of the Footsoldier director Julian Gilbey, does with a $4m budget what countless Hollywood thrillers with a ten-fold budget can’t – generate palpable suspense intertwined with intelligent action and believable characters.
Beginning without too much of a preamble, the film swiftly introduces us to a group of mountain climbers trekking in the Scottish Highlands; enthusiastic but sensible intermediate Alison (Melissa George), level-headed expert Rob (Alec Newman...
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Though the British cinema scene is frequently commended for its witty comedies made on low budgets, we tend to struggle in more action-reliant genres such as horrors and thrillers, given the usually higher costs required to give them adequate polish. A Lonely Place to Die, the latest film from Rise of the Footsoldier director Julian Gilbey, does with a $4m budget what countless Hollywood thrillers with a ten-fold budget can’t – generate palpable suspense intertwined with intelligent action and believable characters.
Beginning without too much of a preamble, the film swiftly introduces us to a group of mountain climbers trekking in the Scottish Highlands; enthusiastic but sensible intermediate Alison (Melissa George), level-headed expert Rob (Alec Newman...
- 9/12/2011
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
A brand new UK quad poster has been revealed by those kindly Empire folks for Julian Gilbey's new survival thriller flick 'A Lonely Place to Die'. The gorgeous Melissa George ('30 Days of Night', 'Triangle') stars as mountaineer Alison who finds herself fighting for survivial when her and her climbing buddies come across some unsavoury kidnappers. Ed Speleers, Eamonn Walker, Sean Harris, Alec Newman, Karel Roden, Kate Magowan, Garry Sweeney, Stephen McCole, Paul Anderson and Holly Boyd co-star. Check out the new quad along with the extended plot synopsis below and don't forget to hit the links below for more stills from the movie...
- 8/4/2011
- Horror Asylum
Co-writer and director Julian Gilbey's ('Rise of the Footsoldier') new mountain side thriller 'A Lonely Place to Die' may just have it all. Thrills, danger, wilderness and a hot, sweaty and dishevelled Melissa George ('Triangle', 'Turistas'). A batch of new stills and poster have been revealed which you can check out below. Ed Speleers, Eamonn Walker, Sean Harris, Alec Newman, Karel Roden, Kate Magowan, Garry Sweeney, Stephen McCole, Paul Anderson and Holly Boyd round out the main cast. Don't forget to catch Alptd at this months Film4 FrightFest. Check cutie Melissa George and co below....
- 8/2/2011
- Horror Asylum
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