Directed by:
Jean-Baptiste LéonettiScreenplay:
Stephen SuscoCinematography:
Russell CarpenterComposer:
Dickon HinchliffeCast:
Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Ronny Cox, Martin Palmer, Patricia BethuneVOD (1)
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A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert. (official distributor synopsis)
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An enjoyable survival film with two likeable actors. Michael Douglas as the bad guy enjoys the role perfectly and it suits him (more roles like this!). The plot is more or less simple, but that absolutely doesn't matter, because the film manages to grab your attention with other attributes, such as the harsh desert landscape and decent atmosphere. For my taste, the film is not very violent and there could have been more flourishes, which I consider the only major downside. Surprising finale. 65%.
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Beyone the Reach features the beautiful wide-angle New Mexico desert, a sophisticated villain played by Michael Douglas with an earth-shaking Mercedes G63 6x6 and young Jeremy Irvine, whom you won't believe as a desert hitchhiker due to his series-worthy face. The film plays a quite entertaining cat-and-mouse game, but it embarrasses itself with the cheap B-movie nonsense at the end.
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Michael Douglas as we like him best, a smarmy, self-centered millionaire financier. Only that, instead of Gwyneth Paltrow, this time he has a no less charming big-ass Mercedes, but otherwise this attempt at genre survival is rather a train wreck. Jeremy Irvine's character is often odd – or rather, his actions are severely illogical, and there are more scenes that occasionally fail to make sense than the classic viewer expecting an entertaining game of cat and mouse would be willing to forgive.
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Michael Douglas really enjoys this negative role, and I enjoyed his performance and the whole story. It's nothing groundbreaking, it's straightforward and clear, but now and then you can really feel the suffering the other character is going through. Suffering that seems like it may never end. But in the end, it does end, and it's in that expected and rightful spirit.
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