Rent The Retreat (2021)

2.6 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 22min
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Synopsis:
Renee (Tommie-Amber Pirie) and Valerie (Sarah Allen) leave the city to spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods. But when they arrive at the retreat their friends are nowhere to be seen, and the locals appear strange and menacing. It doesn't take them long to realise they will have to fight to stay alive.
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Directors:
Producers:
Lauren Grant, Alyson Richards
Writers:
Alyson Richards
Studio:
Lightbulb Film Distribution
Genres:
Horror, Thrillers
Countries:
Canada
BBFC:
Release Date:
04/07/2022
Run Time:
82 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.39:1
Colour:
Colour

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Enjoyable if unremarkable - The Retreat review by NP

Spoiler Alert
25/01/2023

Directed by Pat Mills (not the mighty comics writer!) and written by Alyson Richards, this is a fairly straightforward horror/slasher production. Not that there’s anything wrong with that – you’ll have seen the kind of thing before, but at least this is pacey, well made and beautifully acted.

What marks this out as different, is that the protagonists are targeted because of their sexuality. Valeria (Sarah Allen) and Renee (Tommie-Amber Pirie) are a couple, as are Connor (Chad Connell) and Scottie (Munro Chambers) who run the gay B&B where the mayhem begins. I found the characters sympathetic and likeable, whereas the hillbillies (who might well be classed as a victimised minority – when do they get positive imagery in a film of this type?) are brutal, sadistic cowards.

My only problem was in some brief, badly lit scenes in the mid-section of the film, it was impossible to see what was going on. The incidental score, by Steph Copeland, to balance things out a bit, is excellent, and available to buy (although curiously – and disappointingly – the vocal tracks that bookend the film aren’t included). My score is 7 out of 10.

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