News · Published February 12, 2021
The Scottish Highlands Are A LONELY PLACE TO DIE: A Retrospective of 2011’s Survival Horror Starring Melissa George
The Scottish Highlands Are A LONELY PLACE TO DIE: A Retrospective of 2011 s Survival Horror Starring Melissa George By Chad Collins
Calibration is key in survival thrillers. Strain credulity too often and you risk compromising the audiences’ suspension of disbelief. Opt for a more grounded approach and you risk boring the audience with a series of tepid set-pieces that, while realistic, don’t make for particularly visceral on-screen thrills. It’s the distinction between, say, a movie like
Sanctum, as well-crafted as it is, never ascends beyond the minutiae of cave-diving schematics, a how-to video in place of a thriller.