Review of Harpoon

Harpoon (2019)
5/10
Implausible plot but good tension
10 October 2021
Three friends - Jonah, Richard and Sasha - go for a cruise on a yacht. Richard and Sasha are in a relationship but Sasha recently cheated on Richard with Jonah...and Richard knows. The friendship is under pressure, making for a tense journey.

This had the look of a B-grade horror/thriller film but it turns out to be slightly better than that. Decent production values and performances lift it above that notch.

However, the plot is a bit implausible: why would anyone agree to go on a cruise with someone who just beat you up and almost killed you after they found out you were sleeping with their girlfriend? Once the fireworks start things get even more perplexing, with many instances of where the whole thing should have ended. But that wouldn't make for a very long movie, so a different plot path is contrived.

This all said, the film is quite intriguing and tension-filled. Ignore some of the silly contrivances and it's reasonably interesting.
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