Director: Nathan Shepka
Year: 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Plot:
Trying to get through the day, a woman living in a remote cottage in the wilderness meets a stranger and takes him in for shelter during the night, eventually forcing them into a dangerous situation that puts them into an escalating series of events that soon prove deadly to the duo.
Review:
This was an immensely likable and generally fun thriller. The central setup, about the strange secret that they both share when they’re forced to spend the night together with his car broken down in the middle of a massive rainstorm and are forced into spending time with each other, creates the kind of scenario that works incredibly well at generating tension and intrigue the longer they’re forced together. Going from the initial reluctance to do so when he arrives and the tempered hospitality which comes across in how she stays tending to his injuries or trying to pry into each other’s past, that finally comes to a head with the reveal of everything coming along in the second half, which is quite fun. Given that it’s all full of twisted back-and-forth reversals, surprise reveals, and a solid bit of sexual tension as well, there’s a lot to like here.
However, there are some big issues here that tend to bring this down just slightly. That comes about with what the reveals and twists end up creating, which is quite implausible in how it’s supposed to play out the more we find out. With some bits about a gang war that ends up in an accidental death, a police officer who’s somehow convinced to be a psychotic murderer by an unsavory figure in the whole ordeal for little reason, and the final outcome of their personal relationship with significant others that doesn’t need to be there, just end up prolonging the running time here since there’s little about the main story that warrants being a feature-length story. As well, the sluggish tempo and slow-going pace make for a difficult time getting going as we unearth all of these bits and pieces in the first half is a struggle as well, being what ends up holding this one down.
Overview: ***/5
A really solid if somewhat flawed thriller, this one has some likable factors to it that make for a likable enough time despite a series of issues here that do manage to hold this one down. Those with an appreciation for this kind of story or who are fans of the approach taken here will have the most to like, while most others out there should heed caution.
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