363 reviews
Creepy as hell.
Worth the watch this anti hollywood movie. It's very realistic and terrifying. Low budget but high quality.
- ivanmilkovic-98780
- May 31, 2019
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Agatha's Bulletin Board: Three Major Points
Number 1 > The STORY may be simple (some may say predictable at some points) but it is FULL OF REALISM. It may remind you a nightmare that you once experienced and you would never want that to be true.
Number 2 > Performances are very convincing. It makes you feel that you are in the two antiheroes' shoes. And believe me it is quite uncomfortable since their positions are EXTREMELY UNPLEASANT.
Number 3 > CINEMATOGRAPHY & MOOD is perfect; full of Scottish rural scenery.
Conclusion:
I would suggest not to watch trailers or various movie scenes and not to read anything about how the story unfolds. If you like intense thriller as well as Scottish village and woods scenery, just go for it.
Number 2 > Performances are very convincing. It makes you feel that you are in the two antiheroes' shoes. And believe me it is quite uncomfortable since their positions are EXTREMELY UNPLEASANT.
Number 3 > CINEMATOGRAPHY & MOOD is perfect; full of Scottish rural scenery.
Conclusion:
I would suggest not to watch trailers or various movie scenes and not to read anything about how the story unfolds. If you like intense thriller as well as Scottish village and woods scenery, just go for it.
Very good but .......
Very good but it makes you fel very uncomfortable .
"Not right's a long way gone."
- classicsoncall
- Feb 17, 2021
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above average thriller
Pretty good thriller. not sure what the negative reviewers are on about. the plot is solid, acting pretty good, If i had to nit pick i would talk about the way they talk, the strong accent is sometimes difficult to understand. but otherwise it's a gripping tale all the way through. i enjoyed it
Fascinating
Engrossing film reminiscent of movie Deliverance. Well acted and well dramatized.
Decent Thriller
One of those "men go into the woods and something terrible happens" movies that go all the way back to "Deliverance." This one is pretty good, especially given that this is I believe the director's first film. Two buddies, one alpha and the other more sensitive, are involved in a terrible accident that they then decide to cover up. The small village they're staying in gets wise and decides to deal with them vigilante style. The ending starts to get a bit contrived and you can feel the film straining a bit to deliver a finale that will shock, but the movie up to that point is taut and well acted, and it's entertainingly uncomfortable in that way movies are when you're watching protagonists dig themselves deeper and deeper into a hole they won't be able to crawl out of.
Grade: A-
Grade: A-
- evanston_dad
- Jan 10, 2019
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Didn't live up to the hype
Unexpected Gem
Before watching this movie I came here and read the one and only glowing review and looked at the voting and saw that out of 43 votes 46% had voted 10. Unfortunately, based on past experience, a high rating with that few votes and one glowing review are normally huge red flags for me on IMDb. Vote rigging has become a big problem on here and I very nearly dismissed this movie based on these red flags.
Happily I ignored the red flags and sat down to watch what I thought might be a waste of time and got a very nice surprise.
Just about everything about this movie was as close to perfect as you can get, some of the cinematography was simply awesome, it made me want to be there. There are always going to be flaws and holes in the plot, but this simple story only had a few minor ones that didn't detract from the movie at all.
Tony Curran, I have seen many times before and I always expect good acting from him. Martin McCann, Jack Lowden, Ian Pirie and Kate Bracken did a really good job and their acting was of a very high standard along with the rest of the cast. All did a great job.
This movie tells a very real story with realism you only see in top end productions. It had me glued to the screen almost from start to finish, not many movies do that for me.
Highly recommended, but not for the squeamish. Even though there isn't really any over the top on screen violence in the movie, I still felt it was pretty gruesome. I really felt for the two main protagonists in places, but felt the ending was right.
Easily a 9/10 for me, 100 minutes well spent.
Happily I ignored the red flags and sat down to watch what I thought might be a waste of time and got a very nice surprise.
Just about everything about this movie was as close to perfect as you can get, some of the cinematography was simply awesome, it made me want to be there. There are always going to be flaws and holes in the plot, but this simple story only had a few minor ones that didn't detract from the movie at all.
Tony Curran, I have seen many times before and I always expect good acting from him. Martin McCann, Jack Lowden, Ian Pirie and Kate Bracken did a really good job and their acting was of a very high standard along with the rest of the cast. All did a great job.
This movie tells a very real story with realism you only see in top end productions. It had me glued to the screen almost from start to finish, not many movies do that for me.
Highly recommended, but not for the squeamish. Even though there isn't really any over the top on screen violence in the movie, I still felt it was pretty gruesome. I really felt for the two main protagonists in places, but felt the ending was right.
Easily a 9/10 for me, 100 minutes well spent.
Improbable story
- tiagodon-1
- Jan 12, 2019
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Felt compelled to write my first IMBD review....
This was an excellent movie. Tense and atmospheric from the start, you could sense from the beginning that something pretty dark was going to happen.
I thought the acting was excellent from the entire cast especially the lead character. I really found myself feeling for these 2 characters and the very unenviable position they had found themselves in.... it was completely gripping and made for some uncomfortable viewing at times.
I check all my Netflix choices on IMDB first yet have never actually left a review. Was surprised at the very average 6.6 rating so thought I'd do my bit to share what a fab film this is. If you like your movies tense, gripping & well acted go for it you won't be disappointed.
Good but predictable
A lot of artistic license in this movie. Most people having experienced the rude behavior from the locals would not hang around for more. Especially would not canooddle at some night time beer drinking festival.
Other posters were confused by the 6.6 avg rating. The 6.6 is probably because of the movies some what predictability/
I would recommend watching it. I enjoyed it.
Other posters were confused by the 6.6 avg rating. The 6.6 is probably because of the movies some what predictability/
I would recommend watching it. I enjoyed it.
- badinfluence-21828
- Jun 30, 2018
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An ok movie
I watched this movie on Netflix. I was looking for a drama under two hours and this movie popped up. Not knowing anything about it, I checked and after seeing all the positive reviews I watched it.
Given these reviews I was disappointed. It is ok a movie, but very slow and quiet for a drama. While capturing the Scottish mood very well (I lived in Scotland for three years), I was expecting more tension, suspense, or thrills. The 'incident' that is at the heart of the story feels constructed and is unconvincing. While what follows works, this artificiality makes the whole movie unconvincing.
- jbrock-55315
- Nov 14, 2019
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Creepy violence
- bettycjung
- Jul 13, 2018
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This little British thriller took me by surprise! [+72%]
A solidly written and acted Scottish Highlands thriller, Calibre gets so many things right. Jack Lowden absolutely kills it with his performance, showcasing the right emotions at the right time. He is ably supported by Martin, McCann, Tony Curran, and the rest. The film takes a fascinating look at suspicion and distressing guilt through its contrasting lead duo. Once it enters that harrowing zone, there's no looking back.
Writer-director Matt Palmer never loses his unyielding grip on the viewers, carefully mounting one thrill after another. Part of us wants the duo to escape because what they've done is accidental murder, but part of us also wants to see them pay for their deeds. It's this dilemma the writer-director successfully toys around with. Calibre is realistically grounded, never seeming implausible or ridiculous. That, coupled with the believable performances and Márk Györi's cinematography, makes Calibre a worthwhile thriller in my books.
Writer-director Matt Palmer never loses his unyielding grip on the viewers, carefully mounting one thrill after another. Part of us wants the duo to escape because what they've done is accidental murder, but part of us also wants to see them pay for their deeds. It's this dilemma the writer-director successfully toys around with. Calibre is realistically grounded, never seeming implausible or ridiculous. That, coupled with the believable performances and Márk Györi's cinematography, makes Calibre a worthwhile thriller in my books.
- arungeorge13
- Apr 2, 2021
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Not bad, but not that good either
- TheNetherlands_1
- Nov 21, 2020
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Not bad.
- bombersflyup
- Mar 22, 2021
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Shallowly displayed human mind
This is not an impressed work without layers in it. The though of random crimes happened is plausible. But it alone is not enough to contrive a powerful story.
Before leading to fatal incidences, preludes were required. The lack of depictions of two main characters made those cruel scenes rather abrupt and incoherent. There are common traits of psychopathic behaviors would be easily deployed to explicate those inhuman actions.
This movie has shadows of "Straw Dogs". I did read Roger Ebert's review of "Straw Dogs". He disapproved how human mind was portrayed in that movie. Hence, he disliked it. I did not agree with him entirely because it did give me lasting thrills when I watched it in 70's. I was in my teens and movies did not have ratings then. I could feel distortions of such human behaviors might happen when certain circumstances were given. However, this one besides some uneventful incidences leading to abrupt murders, there were little traces of causes. It felt like psychopathic villains were everywhere in the movie. Of course, it was not supposed to be.
This movie somehow desensitized human cruelty. It is misleading. Without processes of human minds weakened the supposedly well thought out plots. The director intended to show audiences circumstances driving characters into acting cruelly. Nevertheless, that was all too simple without any insights of criminal minds. Good thrillers should have multiple layers of stories led to tragic ends. Violent acts should not be injected abruptly without any explanations. The storyline was somehow innovative but implementations were short of reasoning.
Understated human mind might be the problem of this movie.
Before leading to fatal incidences, preludes were required. The lack of depictions of two main characters made those cruel scenes rather abrupt and incoherent. There are common traits of psychopathic behaviors would be easily deployed to explicate those inhuman actions.
This movie has shadows of "Straw Dogs". I did read Roger Ebert's review of "Straw Dogs". He disapproved how human mind was portrayed in that movie. Hence, he disliked it. I did not agree with him entirely because it did give me lasting thrills when I watched it in 70's. I was in my teens and movies did not have ratings then. I could feel distortions of such human behaviors might happen when certain circumstances were given. However, this one besides some uneventful incidences leading to abrupt murders, there were little traces of causes. It felt like psychopathic villains were everywhere in the movie. Of course, it was not supposed to be.
This movie somehow desensitized human cruelty. It is misleading. Without processes of human minds weakened the supposedly well thought out plots. The director intended to show audiences circumstances driving characters into acting cruelly. Nevertheless, that was all too simple without any insights of criminal minds. Good thrillers should have multiple layers of stories led to tragic ends. Violent acts should not be injected abruptly without any explanations. The storyline was somehow innovative but implementations were short of reasoning.
Understated human mind might be the problem of this movie.
Thrilling getting worse if you follow the good or bad...
- MikeGoodmen
- Apr 20, 2022
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Great Scottish thriller!
There is not much wrong with this film and it deserves a better score than what it is resting on just now.
Two lads decide to go for a hunting trip in the north of Scotland before one of them becomes a father. When hunting a deer it all goes horribly wrong resulting in a confrontation with their emotions, morals and a close community who slowly become more suspicious of them.
All performances are very convincing and the plot is simple yet believable.
It's a great Scottish thriller that will have your hands arching over your mouth in shock.
Two lads decide to go for a hunting trip in the north of Scotland before one of them becomes a father. When hunting a deer it all goes horribly wrong resulting in a confrontation with their emotions, morals and a close community who slowly become more suspicious of them.
All performances are very convincing and the plot is simple yet believable.
It's a great Scottish thriller that will have your hands arching over your mouth in shock.
- eighteendoorsdown
- Aug 10, 2018
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Very Interesting Watch
For some time now, Ive been watching these 'Brit' films. They are pretty refreshing and Id say its amazing what you could achieve on a mediocre budget. At probably a tenth of an A-grade hollywood production budget, they seem to be doing overly well especially on the horror and thriller genre. Expecting more of these gems for them in the near future.
- Surreptitious_Vin
- Jul 1, 2018
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Absolutely superb film!
The thing that's great about this movie is the pace of it. Things very quickly escalate at break neck speed for these two friends leaving you wondering what one might do in that situation!
Very very excellent film and worth a watch.
Misses the bullseye
- filmklassik
- Jul 1, 2018
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Expected much more based on ratings...
Although beautifully filmed and well acted, the critical event that set everything in motion was contrived and unconvincing. From that point on, we found it predictable with an obvious conclusion. We kept hoping for a unique twist or plot development but alas, it just followed a well-worn formula.
Not made by the Highland Tourist Board, no sir.
- joachimokeefe
- Jan 4, 2019
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