Imagine Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining mixed with Vigalondo’s Timecrimes at sea and you’ve essentially got British horror film, Triangle. Of course, if you’re familiar with the hubbub about this film you’ll know that director Chris Smith says he came up with the idea two years before Timecrimes. But hey, who cares? It’s the chicken and the egg.
I can’t really say much else about the plot or I’ll give it all away, but the spoiler free basics are simple enough. Jess (Melissa George, or Angel as I still like to call her) is a single mum with an autistic son. She and a group of friends are caught in a freak storm while sailing and manage to board a ship that passes their capsized boat.
But there seems to be nobody aboard, apart from that sinister figure stalking them…cue lots of shots of a confused George looking over her shoulder, along long art deco style ship corridors. She’s got deju-vu bad and there’s definitely a spooky atmosphere.
Fans of The Shining will love the references and there’s some great editing going on here, which comes to its fullest realisation in the final part of the movie. That’s all I’m saying. But there’s also some gaping plot holes and whilst George’s character is multi-layered, helped by a strong performance, the other characters are a bit stiff. Try and remember all their names. Bet you can’t.
I can’t really say much else about the plot or I’ll give it all away, but the spoiler free basics are simple enough. Jess (Melissa George, or Angel as I still like to call her) is a single mum with an autistic son. She and a group of friends are caught in a freak storm while sailing and manage to board a ship that passes their capsized boat.
But there seems to be nobody aboard, apart from that sinister figure stalking them…cue lots of shots of a confused George looking over her shoulder, along long art deco style ship corridors. She’s got deju-vu bad and there’s definitely a spooky atmosphere.
Fans of The Shining will love the references and there’s some great editing going on here, which comes to its fullest realisation in the final part of the movie. That’s all I’m saying. But there’s also some gaping plot holes and whilst George’s character is multi-layered, helped by a strong performance, the other characters are a bit stiff. Try and remember all their names. Bet you can’t.
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