Filmmaker Scott Derrickson is best known for his work in the horror genre – The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister, The Black Phone – but the director has also ventured into other worlds, such as the superhero realm with Doctor Strange. Personally, I greatly appreciate his style and this time, Derrickson tries to make the most of Zach Dean’s (The Tomorrow War) screenplay and the two Hollywood stars at his disposal, Miles Teller (Whiplash) and Anya Taylor-Joy (Furiosa), to achieve another critical and commercial success with The Gorge.

The premise is simple: Levi (Teller) and Drasa (Taylor-Joy) are two highly trained agents who are given the exact same mission. Separated by a vast and highly classified gorge, they’re stationed at opposite surveillance posts to protect the world from a mysterious evil that resides in the depths of the great chasm. As they grow closer despite the distance, they try to remain vigilant,...