Crappy film

Admirable film.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Just don't bother, slow, boring and pointless! I have no other words.

Vaughn (Jack Lowden) and Marcus (Martin McCann) go do some hunting in rural Scotland. Vaughn accidentally shoots a boy. Marcus shoots the father and leads the effort to cover up their crimes. The locals grow suspicious of the two outsiders when their family members are presumed missing.This is solid brutalist B-movie material. The main problem is that I don't find either of the leads appealing and pose no rooting interest for me. The villagers are a bit of Straw Dogs but they are right to be suspicious of these villains. The tension just isn't there since I don't care whether these guys are discovered. It's Matt Palmer's directing/writing theatrical debut. He shows good technical skills. This would be better if Vaughn could be a more appealing character. Tension would be much higher if I actually cared.

Really enjoyed this one , had me gripped and I really felt for the two main protagonists. I sometimes approach Netflix originals with dread I've seen a few poor films , but this one was tense , left me with a feeling of unease throughout .

Having just watched CALIBRE on Netflix, I'm afraid that I'm not seeing what other reviewers on this site are seeing. For me, this is a typical independent-feeling thriller, lacking thrills, action, and originality, and instead content to go through the motions rather than innovating. The story is about a couple of friends who head into the Scottish wilderness for a spot of hunting but instead find only distrust and eventually open hatred. There's a shocking plot twist early on which plays out effectively, but otherwise this is mundane and overtly familiar, reminiscent of the likes of STRAW DOGS but nowhere near as good. Tony Curran and Ian Pirie are solid in support, but the young actors struggle with their unsympathetic characters and the whole thing is a real slog to watch.