Stalked (2020) by Justin Edgars

Director: Justin Edgars
Year: 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Action

Plot:
After going out on a routine morning jog, a woman is abducted and taken to a strange warehouse where she's to participate in a strange hunting game with a masked man wearing an invisibility cloak and must utilize her !military skill set to survive.

Review:

Overall, this one wasn't too bad once it got going. The abduction and eventual kidnap are handled well enough as a means to get to the warehouse where all the fun happens. The majority of this one working out just who's in the building as well as what they want with her drives a lot of the suspense here alongside some rather enjoyable confrontations between her and the madman. The addition of the invisibility suit adds a great dimension to their scenes and makes some of the encounters here quite thrilling as the need to utilize some unforeseen tactics to get the upper hand here gives this a great driving factor here. With a fast, breezy running time that keeps this one moving forward at a constant pace, there's a lot to like here.

There are some minor issues here. The largest one is the seemingly overblown tactic of seemingly throwing people into this situation with no real constant purpose behind it. The initial idea of seeing them struggle against the madman who uses the invisibility cloak to beat them just for kicks works fine as this tends to follow along the first half only to turn into a deranged psychopath out hunting and killing them in whatever brutal manner he sees fit to accomplish is completely out of character just to add extra urgency to a situation that didn't need it. It tends to look somewhat cheaper and far less flimsy than it really is here with some cringe-worthy CGI that gets highlighted in the overlong finale, but beyond these issues, it's not that bad.

Overview: **.5/5
A far better Action/thriller than it has every right to be, this is a pretty solid indie offering that has just enough to keep itself above the few minor issues that emerge here. Give it a shot if this particular genre is appealing or are intrigued by the subject matter while those that find themselves turned off by these indie thrillers or looking for a more hard-hitting effort should heed caution.