Powerful

Nice effects though.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Retreat is a disappointing movie about a couple and a wounded soldier they found and take to their cottage on a remote, forsaken island. The soldier tells them that a contagious disease spread out in the rest of the world, killing everyone, and that they need to barricade the cottage and stay in it to be safe.The tension between the couple and the soldier steadily increases, since they start to have serious doubts about his story and the disease. They want to leave but he doesn't let them. From then on they try to fight him to get free.In the end you find out that he actually told a half-truth. He was sick, but the disease was within him. He wanted to keep them in the house to avoid it from spreading more. After the husband got the lethal disease and started dying his wife kills the soldier and then is killed by the army that has finally found the location of their missing soldier, who they used as a guinea pig.The movie leaves a bitter aftertaste and the conclusion that you just wasted a lot of time. There are barely any good moments and the actions they perform are not conclusive most of the time. For example: The wive would play all tough and fight the soldier to the death sometimes while fall down crying like a baby in other occasions.It's like she couldn't decide which role she wanted to play and I got that impression from the soldier a few times as well. Anyway... as long as you don't want to see a movie about 3 people fighting at each other in the most pitiful way, do yourself a favour and avoid Retreat. 3/10

The journalist Kate (Thandie Newton) and her estranged husband, the architect Martin (Cillian Murphy), rent an isolated house in Fairweather Cottage in the Blackholme Island expecting to rekindle their love and save their marriage after a miscarriage of Kate. The owner, Doug (Jimmy Yuill), brings the couple in his boat and they have only a Citizen Band (CB) radio to communicate with him. Soon they have problem with the generator and Doug helps them, repairing the equipment. When Kate sees a wounded stranger in the island, she calls Martin and they bring him to the house. They note that the man is dressed with military uniform and has a weapon, and Martin hides the gun. The stranger wakes up and tells that he is Private Jack Corman (Jamie Bell) and he is fleeing from a pandemic in the continent. Further, they must isolate the house to protect themselves against the deadly airborne virus. Kate does not buy his story but Martin gives his gun back. Who is Jack? Is he telling the truth?"Retreat" is a boring and annoying psychological thriller, with a terrible story and unlikable characters. There are many flaws in the plot and stupid reactions and plot points. Thandie Newton's character is irritating and she has histrionic performance. The final plot point with the truth about Jack is kind of absurd. My vote is three.Title (Brazil): Not Available on DVD or Blu-Ray

I went into this film with no expectations as I'd never heard of it before. It was a random rental (it was between this and Shark Night!) but had a strong cast so gave me a bit of hope it might be decent.Firstly... if the idea of three people alone in a house together for an entire film sounds dull then this one is not for you.I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with this film and enjoyed it more as it went on. Thandie Newton was very annoying early on in the film and Cillian Murphy wasn't far behind her. The characters also made some stupid decisions which is always annoying. But having watched it though it was actually a well acted and clever little thriller. One thing I liked about the film was that it keeps you guessing throughout... is he lying? is there a virus? should they trust him? The audience was in the same position as the characters not really knowing what was going on outside the door. And the conclusion was satisfying without leaving questions hanging.Not massively exciting, but all round a pretty decent film.

I'm not sure how I was recommended this movie as the movie came out in 2008 and we just viewed it in 2012!! And I agree, what's with the low IMDb score, we thought it was excellent!! Too many 10 year old's voting these days? Probably. Well I was very impressed by 1) cinematography and especially the island shots - just a beautiful paradise that the couple returns to for a holiday. And 2) the acting! Thandie Newton is so good in everything she does and Cillian Murphy I've seen from Batman series but couldn't take my eyes off him! As the story goes the tension builds and build, and when Jamie Bell shows up and starts talking contagious fatal world wide virus... what to do? Is he telling the truth, a 1/2 truth? I thought it had nothing in common with Dead Calm. I liked this much better. Much better fleshed out characters and you just really couldn't figure out what was going to happen which I really thought was a breath of fresh air. Movie is recommended if you are looking for a good night of suspense!