A Lonely Place to Die DVD and Blu-ray Release Review

Oh dear. This is definitely not one of the better films I have seen, so I have given it 2 stars.

A lonely place to die is a British film, directed by Julian Gilbey (Rise of the Foot Soldier) and this fact is a bit embarrassing really. Upon reading the synopsis we were rather excited and looking forward to watching the film, as the concept sounds very interesting, hence the 2 stars.

However, it quite spectacularly missed the target when it came to converting the idea into a film. Although A Lonely Place to Die features some well respected acting talent, including Melissa George (30 Days of Night, Triangle), Ed Speleers (Eragon, Witchville), Eamonn Walker (Unbreakable, Tears of the Sun) and Sean Harris (Harry Brown, Isolation), the lack of a sensible script, a plausible story line and any form of character generation makes it very difficult for the actors to bring anything good to the table.

The premise of the film, that a group of climbers find a young girl buried in a chamber in the Scottish Highlands and decide to dig her out and get her to safety, is sound enough but when you see it on the screen it all just seems a bit silly.

There are plenty of special features on the disc, including The Making of a Lonely Place to Die (70 mins approx) and The Challenge of the Alps (Director Julian Gilbey attempts the Matterhorn and the Eiger, 15 mins approx).

All in all I wouldn't recommend this film to anybody, but if you are tempted then A Lonely Place to Die is available to buy now on DVD and Blu-ray.

A Lonely Place to Die

Starring Melissa George who is known for being in Home and Away and horror of dubious quality, now steps into the lead of a thriller. From the trailer it does seem to be a well crafted film but isn't that what I am meant to get from the trailer?

A group of five mountaineers lead by Alison (Melissa George) are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands practising for a more dangerous ascent of the Eiger later in the year.

On the second day of their trek one of the climbers in the group, Ed (Ed Speleers) hears a noise. The group follow the sound and discover an air-pipe sticking out of the ground. They can hear the cries of a person from beneath the earth and soon discover an eight year old girl buried in a small chamber. She is terrified, dehydrated, half-starved and can’t speak a word of English. The group decide to rescue the girl and in their efforts to get her to safety they find themselves being pursued by the girl’s kidnappers, ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to take back the girl.

An adrenaline fuelled chase ensues, set against the backdrop of the most remote wilderness, amongst the wildest river rapids and on the rock faces of the most terrifying terrain. Every one of the group is going to have to fight for their lives if they want to make it out alive. Frightening, uncompromising and brutally realistic: this is the ultimate British pursuit thriller.

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Hitting UK cinemas September 7, 2011