Reviewed by Lisa Fore
Genre: Psychological Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Rating: R
Director: Christopher Smith
Starring: Melissa George, Rachael Carpani, Emma Lung, Liam Hemsworth, Michael Dorman, Henry Nixon
On DVD: February 2nd, 2010
Studio: Icon
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Meet Jess (Melissa George), a waitress and young, single mother. After she sends her son off for the day, she joins a group of friends for a relaxing afternoon of sailing on a yacht. Everything is running smoothly until a freak storm sucks them further out to sea and into a living hell-- the boat capsizes, leaving them completely stranded and clinging to the hull. However, just as suddenly as the storm appeared, a gigantic cruise ship named the Aeolus floats up slowly behind them.
Jumping aboard the ship, the group becomes part of a terrifying chain of events that will happen over and over again until someone figures out how to break the cycle.
A plot this rich and complex takes a really deft hand to execute visually, and thankfully its writer is also the director. Christopher Smith who also helmed entertaining gems like Creep and Severance, completely brought his A-game to this story, turning utter chaos into an extremely rare psychological treat.
Melissa George is fantastic as our heroine Jess. I first processed her performance as strangely reserved, but this style only made more sense as the film moved on. Jess's characterization from mousy to wigout seems a little quick, but considering the pace and overall structure of the film, you have as much time as Jess does to get your head around it all, and even then it just keeps compounding into a dark, marvelous puzzle. Unlike most films that have characters "going around the bend," this has a sensational driving factor with an even more surprising conclusion.
I've always wondered if someone could actually pull off something like The Shining on a ship, and I think Christopher Smith did a phenomenal job with taking the complete freakiness of 'A Place With Echos' to a whole new level.
Triangle is chillingly brilliant, and highly recommended for any serious DVD collection.
Overall Rating: 5
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 April 2010 07:46 )
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