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Along the straight and dusty roads of rural France cycle two young and pretty girls on holiday – Jane (Pamela Franklin) and Cathy (Michele Dotrice). Their holiday is soon to go horribly wrong when Cathy disappears.
A sinister young man that claims he is a detective…an unsolved murder that took place some years before…a sex killer at large…waiting, watching perhaps? Questions that hang in the arid air of this late summers day. Questions that are finally answered as the story moves to its terrifying climax.
Classic thriller directed by Brian Clemens.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Benminx
Format:Blu-ray
When two young American girls decide to cycle through Argentina together, they stop in a little back-country town and decide to hit the town's only bar to celebrate the last night of their journey. Getting a little too drunk, they manage to get themselves in hot water and miss their ride to the airport. Stuck for things to do for a whole day, they decide to go exploring, but the drunken resentments of the night before well up and lead to a fight. Separating briefly, Amber Heard's Stephanie soon realises something's wrong when she goes back for her friend only to find her missing without a trace.
None of the townsfolk seem to want to help, everybody keeps sharing nervous glances, and a friendly American who's inexplicably hanging around the town may or may not be too friendly...
The 'tourists lost in a foreign country, out of their depth and unable to speak the language or get help' formula has been quite well trodden by everything from 'Turistas' ("Paradise Lost") on downwards, and while this is a well directed effort with good tension and some truly oustanding scenery and filming, the idea can't help feeling a little well-worn.
You're never in any doubt that Stephanie will get some kind of answer whether good or bad, and you're never in doubt that someone will turn out not to be who they seem.
It's execution has good tension, and the movie improves towards the climax. By the final scenes, the predictability has fallen away to be replaced by increasing fear and uncertainty, and it has a very well handled ending. A good thriller that may feel a little familiar for most of its length, but rewards viewing.
None of the townsfolk seem to want to help, everybody keeps sharing nervous glances, and a friendly American who's inexplicably hanging around the town may or may not be too friendly...
The 'tourists lost in a foreign country, out of their depth and unable to speak the language or get help' formula has been quite well trodden by everything from 'Turistas' ("Paradise Lost") on downwards, and while this is a well directed effort with good tension and some truly oustanding scenery and filming, the idea can't help feeling a little well-worn.
You're never in any doubt that Stephanie will get some kind of answer whether good or bad, and you're never in doubt that someone will turn out not to be who they seem.
It's execution has good tension, and the movie improves towards the climax. By the final scenes, the predictability has fallen away to be replaced by increasing fear and uncertainty, and it has a very well handled ending. A good thriller that may feel a little familiar for most of its length, but rewards viewing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film (like many from TAKEN to PSYCHO) is all about outsiders in peril, in this case two young female American tourists in Argentina. The film is strong on tension and some cracking red herrings and the atmosphere should do for Argentinan tourism what WOLF CREEK did for Australia. However, the film has the usual problems associated with Dim Tourist Babes In Peril: they always do the daftest things (the lovable little scamps). If you can put up with the total failure to for example remember Rule 2 (Double Tap) then you are in for a good time. The plot was much more believable than many and the settings splendid, the resort at Lago Epecuén being especially good.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By filmcritic99
Format:DVD
This could have been excellent but unfortunately the ending let it down. The story is great, good build up, lovely scenery. The fact that you weren't quite sure what was going to happen or when, kept you interested and involved in the characters. The story maybe was a little slow building up but it was well done, just the ending seemed rushed, like they hadn't allowed enough time at the end. Could have made the ending a little more drawn out and scary and then it would have been worth 4 stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
love it
everything was perfect. perfect status, perfect delivery. i am very happy with optimum home entertainment. they have done a really nice work
Published 4 months ago by carlota
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fade langatmige Geschicht. Der 2. Stern ist für die schönen...
Da schaut man sich einen Film nur wegen der Darsteller an - denn das sind lauter schöne Menschen! und dann DAS:
Sooo fad! Ich war nur am vorspulen. Read more
Sooo fad! Ich war nur am vorspulen. Read more
Published 10 months ago by G.S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
"..GREAT LITTLE THRILLER.."
This is a Gem of a little film in my opinion, great thriller with a good story, this is a remake of a 1970 film with the same title. Read more
Published 12 months ago by S. Drury
4.0 out of 5 stars
Blu-ray ???
This Movie on Blu-Ray is as just as good on DVD so if you are thinking of buying this Movie I would save a quid or two and just go for the DVD. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Allan
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a great advert for Argentina
Once again Hollywood reminds us that if we act `naughty' (you know what I mean, right?) and don't *ahem* play safe with strangers, we deserve a grisly end. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Albatross
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very poor, stear clear.
Very dissapointed with this film. I didn't expect it to be great and thought it might be quite predictable, but it really was bad. Read more
Published 21 months ago by 1philone
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Movie
Really good thriller with beautiful girls as main characters and a great Argentine landscape on Blu-Ray in a brilliant image right. Even otherwise a really exciting thriller. Read more
Published 21 months ago by DerKritiker
2.0 out of 5 stars
UK viewers get the short straw again
Although the movie itself is well worth watching, there are two very noticable faults with the UK release of this movie (on both DVD and Blu-ray):
- the picture is... Read more
- the picture is... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jordan
1.0 out of 5 stars
Another shoddy and unacceptable release from Optimum
All you need to know: The film is presented here in its wrong aspect ratio (1.77 instead of 2.35), hence rendering this release completely useless. Proceed at your own risk.
Published 24 months ago by DrChannard
4.0 out of 5 stars
Light And Shade South Of The Border
(If you haven't seen this movie yet, don't read any further as it contains spoilers)
This is a remake of an obscure British thriller from the 70s that I have seen. Read more
This is a remake of an obscure British thriller from the 70s that I have seen. Read more
Published on 18 April 2011 by John Wilfers
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