mjw2305

I won't criticise the production of the film, it is quite well made and does have a little style in it's filming and direction.

The main issue is that is was dull and boring throughout. Also the characters make many idiotic decisions and are hard to like.

Using the word horror in connection with this movie is the biggest mistake though. Well, that and the claim that the characters have to go to extreme lengths to try to survive. They drink a lot of urine and walk around a lot, that's about all.

I wouldn't recommend and I wish I'd never bothered!

Outback is very slow, very dull, and should be avoided!

The Resort was a really weird experience. I knew the score was bad before I pressed the play button, but I just wanted a mindless hour and a half of horror and figured 'What The Hell!'

Despite the pretty terrible acting and the corny dialogue, I found myself enjoying it once they reached the Island. I guessed it would entertain me the way that bad films sometimes do!

My brief glimmer of enjoyment soon faded away though. The plot unravelled and the horror moments shown in the trailer came and went, without expanding on the horror much at all.

Then the film ended, It didn't really seem like it was finished, but in came the credits anyway.

3/10.

I can't disagree completely with the darkness comments. Large parts of the film were definitely darker than they could have been.

Other than that, The Retreat was a well told horror tale with good acting and a decent sense of tension throughout.

There isn't much originality here, this story has been told many times before, but unlike some of the others; the retreat didn't appear to be trying too hard! A mistake that is often made in this genre.

Overall it was a good watch, the acting and dialogue were on point and the story was entertaining enough. The darkness does take the score down a notch, but it's worth a watch.

6/10.