A Lonely Place to Die (2011)

Simply Perfect

How sad is this?

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Every so often a well made and thrilling action/adventure movie comes along that reassures my faith in filmmakers. It's such a wonderful feeling when you're totally engrossed in a movie and invested in the fate of the characters. Although the story unfolds in a straight no nonsense manner, it manages to feel unique and fresh with crisp and realistic dialogue. Let me tell you, this is a VERY well written screenplay. The Gilbey brothers have managed to create a sense of dread and tension that continually increases scene by scene until the satisfying climax. Beautiful cinematography, A+ Acting, characters we care about, wicked bad guys, thrilling action, and.......the fantastic Melissa George. The question I thought after seeing Melissa George in A Lonely Place to Die was, "why is she not every bit as well known as other less deserving and less interesting actresses. If you loved her in 30 Days of Night, then you'll love her even more here. She's a strong lead with depth, complexity, and competence.Fresh, Compelling, exciting, and a must see. Directing-A Cinematography-A Screenplay-A+ Acting-B+ Character Development-B Pacing-A

Being a climber myself, I was hoping to enjoy this movie, but as it goes on most mountaineering movies, the climbers make way too much mistakes to not be irritating.

I will keep it short . Why such a low rating for this movie. It is a brilliant thriller and survival movie with good pace. Initial 20 minutes a bit slow but it builds up the atmosphere brilliantly. Acting is really and director is conscious enough to keep it away from Slasher genre even though it is brutal throughout and had potential to turn into a slasher movie.This movie is like going to an water park and enjoying a long bumpy ride with lots of curiosity what lies ahead. More people shall watch especially when people waste millions of dollars all over the globe on a Hollywood craps from big studios.You will not regret seeing it.

You know when you're on some wilderness trip, out of your element, and all these crazy, far flung 'what if' scenarios enter your head, but they never happen? In A Lonely Place To Die, one of them does, to hapless hiker Melissa George and her friends. Traversing the Scottish highlands, the group hears an eerie crying coming from a random ventilation pipe in a remote area, and unwisely digs below ground to investigate. Imprisoned in a seriously creepy bunker is a young Eastern European girl, alone and afraid. So begins their waking nightmare trying to find out where she came from, pursued by all kinds of nasties and forced to kill or be killed to protect her. There's a horde of British thugs including resident creeper Sean Harris, a faction of powerful Russian spooks led by intense Karel Roden, and all manner of psychos adding to the hubbub. As a breathless chase thriller it works wonders, with more than a few impeccably stages set pieces that orchestrate suspense well. There's violence too, as Melissa is forced to dispatch the heinous baddies in terrifically gory ways, and fighting tooth and nail to protect the girl. The plot moves in a familiar direction as far as her backstory goes and loses momentum in resolution, but they had to wrap it up logically I suppose. The film is best when it goes full on crazy, and gets into borderline horror mode, it's got a loopy sense of violence about it that is the strongest quality.