My Review Of “A Lonely Place To Die” (2011)

     Julien Gilbey’s “A Lonely Place To Die” is a story about a group of rock climbers who stumble upon a nefarious scheme by some kidnappers. A little girl stored in a box in the ground with only a breather pipe to the outside world starts out this psychological thriller. The movie stars Melissa George, Ed Speeler, Eammonn Walker,  Sean Harris just to name a few. Anna, the little Croate girl is played by Holly Boyd.

     Psychological thriller does not do this film justice. “A Lonely Place To Die” is so much more. It starts as with a mild tense buildup with high cliffs as a backdrop and rock climbing. A mild blend I agree, but much how “Decent” lulled us in with subtle melodrama hype over caverns, we are unwittingly set up for a great intense climb to the top of one hell of a thrill ride with this film as well. This story has so many levels of action happening on screen that one would think it too confusing in most stories. However in this little nightmare scenario all those intense elements come together brilliantly with an ever increasing build up to the ending.
     The film gives us thrills and death in gory tragic detail from start to finish. The cinematography on this monster story (monster not literal-I mean the girth of vision in storytelling) is an awesome spectacle. The kill scenes are sudden and come at you like a bullet, sometimes literally in this movie. The detail for trauma is wrenchingly realistic. At times it feels like an exploitation, then other times it is crime thriller driven, then there are moments of grindhouse fast paced scenes that have you on the edge of your set. I held my breath and stayed tense during almost every since hoping to god that little girl made it out of this alive.
     With backdrops that range from beautiful wilderness expanse known to European travelers and cherished by the Scottish to an unusual festival of pagan celebration straight out of Brave Heart times there is always a reason to keep yourself glued to the screen while watching this movie. The stunts are intense and shot so that you feel the danger unfold. The drama and emotion is oozing in this film and the story is insanely complex. I felt more remorse and concern for these characters as they met with tragic ends than any other movie of this nature. This is a must watch and must own film.
*****5/5*****