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Taking an isolated break on an uninhabited island Martin (Cillian Murphy) and Kate (Thandie Newton) are about to find that their island retreat is about to become a stone prison of unimaginable terror. When a blood-soaked stranger (Jamie Bell), stumbles through their door with an apocalyptic story of a virus sweeping across Europe decimating all in its path, their lives are turned upside down as they face the end of everything they know. Using all means necessary, they must fight to escape the approaching threat. But escape is only the beginning of their terrifying fight for survival...
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Taking an isolated break on an uninhabited island, Martin (Cillian Murphy – The Dark Knight) and Kate (Thandie Newton – 2012) are about to find that their island retreat is about to become a prison of unimaginable terror, when a blood soaked stranger (Jamie Bell – The Adventures of Tintin, The Eagle) stumbles through their door claiming an apocalyptic virus is sweeping across Europe.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Kate & Martin (Thandie Newton & Cillian Murphy) have returned to Fairweather cottage on Blackholme island in an attempt to rekindle their ailing marriage. Hoping to recapture the romance felt the last time they were there, it's obvious relationships are frayed this time around. When Jack Coleman (Jamie Bell - Billy Elliot) washes up on shore and identifies himself as a soldier, he says that there is a virulent outbreak of Agromoto flu on the mainland that is killing everyone and that the army are quarantining. With no radio or contact with the outside world at the remote cottage, Kate & Martin have no choice but to believe him or risk contracting the disease, but as Jack's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, just who should they believe?
Retreat is a fantastically filmed experience; the picturesque surrounds of the cottage and the island really drive home the remoteness of the area. As the relationship between the trio changes dynamic, especially given the marital problems of the couple, you are never quite sure who is leading this dance and this is what keeps the tension in place throughout the film. And tense it is, given Jack's odd behaviour and Kate & Martin's distrust of him and the claustrophobic confines of the rural cottage, either Jack is insane or the entire world has gone to pot.
Extras: There is a "making of" featurette, but it's really nothing that special given that the entire thing is set in a cottage.
All in all, well worth a watch, a premise that is supported by solely a trio of actors and will keep you guessing until the end. Recommended!!
Retreat is a fantastically filmed experience; the picturesque surrounds of the cottage and the island really drive home the remoteness of the area. As the relationship between the trio changes dynamic, especially given the marital problems of the couple, you are never quite sure who is leading this dance and this is what keeps the tension in place throughout the film. And tense it is, given Jack's odd behaviour and Kate & Martin's distrust of him and the claustrophobic confines of the rural cottage, either Jack is insane or the entire world has gone to pot.
Extras: There is a "making of" featurette, but it's really nothing that special given that the entire thing is set in a cottage.
All in all, well worth a watch, a premise that is supported by solely a trio of actors and will keep you guessing until the end. Recommended!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Retreat has more in common with Death And The Maiden [DVD] [1995]than with either 28 Days or Straw Dogs as dangerously mentioned on the cover. And Retreat is not a film that rewards those that come to it with overly high expectations. Especially expectations involving zombies, pandemics or even much in the way of action. It's a slow build based around the balance of power between the three main characters that cleverly shifts it's goalposts as it goes along and as that - it works well. Jamie Bell's performance grounds the film with a gritty realism it may otherwise have lacked and I have to say - as soon as I got over my dissapointment at seeing only three names in the cast during the credits - I enjoyed it. It does stretch credibility a couple of times but assuming you have no clue as to how the film turns out (I hadn't seen a trailer or read a synopsis - got grabbed by the 28 Days Later reference on the cover - doh) it unfolds enjoyably and not predictably.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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"The Retreat" follows the story of a young man and his wife who are going through a bad patch and decide to take a break together to their regular holiday haunt of a remote holiday house, on an island accessible only by boat and in contact with the mainland by sole way of a CB radio set.
Admittedly it's a scenario where something is bound to go wrong (an unresponsive CB and intermittent power problems begin almost immediately), however what isn't expected is the sudden discovery of a man in combat fatigues lying bleeding outside the house one day. Taking him in the couple revive him, and then he has some news which shocks them further: he is from the military and has come to inform them that a plague is sweeping the mainland and killing people instantly. He has to seal up the house with immediate effect to protect the couple from the ravages of the plague and any survivors who may come looking to escape here.
The relationship between the couple and the soldier get more fraught and intense as his military air has him barking orders at them and other elements of his behaviour have them doubting his story. The twists and turns of the dialogue move the viewer from one position to another - is his plague story true or is the truth just as sinister but in a different way?
It's a film that will keep the viewer guessing as stresses reach breaking point in the locked-down house. The ending was particularly good, for which the film gets an extra point from me!
Admittedly it's a scenario where something is bound to go wrong (an unresponsive CB and intermittent power problems begin almost immediately), however what isn't expected is the sudden discovery of a man in combat fatigues lying bleeding outside the house one day. Taking him in the couple revive him, and then he has some news which shocks them further: he is from the military and has come to inform them that a plague is sweeping the mainland and killing people instantly. He has to seal up the house with immediate effect to protect the couple from the ravages of the plague and any survivors who may come looking to escape here.
The relationship between the couple and the soldier get more fraught and intense as his military air has him barking orders at them and other elements of his behaviour have them doubting his story. The twists and turns of the dialogue move the viewer from one position to another - is his plague story true or is the truth just as sinister but in a different way?
It's a film that will keep the viewer guessing as stresses reach breaking point in the locked-down house. The ending was particularly good, for which the film gets an extra point from me!
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Question Mark over the whole thing
Okay, so personally i think this movie is filled with great stuff.
There is enough suspense in here to keep you going, and that is exactly why i managed to watch the... Read more
There is enough suspense in here to keep you going, and that is exactly why i managed to watch the... Read more
Published 29 days ago by gingeinthecity
Back Right Off
I like Cillian Murphy and I like Jamie Bell - in fact I would rate them amongst my top ten actors around. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sam
poor cast, main idea and outcome.
This is a low-budget thriller attempt, with a poor cast, main idea and outcome.
'Retreat' is all about a couple who visit their UK island home retreat. Read more
'Retreat' is all about a couple who visit their UK island home retreat. Read more
Published 3 months ago by T. BROOKES
Clever paranoia thriller
When couple on-the-rocks Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton go to an isolated British island to try to mend their marriage, their planned quiet retreat is shattered by the discovey... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Benminx
enjoyable movie
This is a film worth watching. There are only three main characters in it and its centres on a couple who go on holiday to a remote island to get away from their problems, only to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. N. D. Havers
Run away
This is poor, badly acted, terrible plot and a twist thats obvious from the beginning. If you want a turkey for christmas watch this morsel, its no cracker but its definitely a... Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. J. P
A subtle thriller yet somewhat slow.
Considering the minimalistic cast, I think the film does well to build the tension, and create an atmosphere of dread and suspicion. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Louise Roberts
Unfairly unnoticed...
If I had to liken Retreat to another movie, I would say it has similarities to Dead Calm in its suspense and setting (not the sea, but a couple vs a 'villain'), mixed with the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by BPR
retreat
This film is great, brilliantly acted esp Jamie Bell which is a very talented young actor, nothing much to add just buy it...
Published 5 months ago by numan
I'd rather retreat elsewhere..
I rent this flick over the weekend. Just to see how good it was. Unfortuntely, this one sent me to sleep. Read more
Published 6 months ago by W. Joseph
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