Bicycle Day

I had no idea what to expect when I sat down to watch Bicycle Day. I was not expecting to be gripped for the next hour and twenty minutes right until the credits rolled. The dialogue, characters and FX left me thoroughly entertained. The sound and soundtrack were exceptional. The fact that there was a £90 budget is testament to what has been achieved here. This film holds it own with the Shallow Graves of this world and I must say I was throughly impressed.

This is the classic story of the lads weekend gone horribly wrong. The plot snakes and delivers a well put together story and plenty of drug induced action and a body count. It delivers what it promises and you will not be disappointed.

The rise of the independent film has been underlined the achievements of people like Damian Morter in this film. If anything a film like this should act as an inspiration to the many film makers out there.

I was lucky enough to meet up with Damian Morter not long back. Although I had seen the trailer I had no idea of what the whole plot was for his movie Bicycle Day. I loved the trailer so when I was given the opportunity to watch the whole thing I jumped at the chance.

Its difficult to describe the movie any more than what has already been released publicly by Safehouse Pictures without giving too much away but what I can say is I was not disappointed. This movie is gripping stuff and at times very shocking and its easy to forget that it is a very low budget independent film because you really do want to know what happens next. Never a dull moment.

Check this film out. I was lucky enough to watch this as an outsider and I'm more than certain that Damian Morter is a name we'll be hearing much more of in the future.

Don't take my word for it, see it for yourself!

Bicycle Day is a small independent horror/thriller set in the Yorkshire countryside. A group of friends back up their things and head off for a camping trip (not that we haven't read this synopsis before, but the film does become less clichéd). During the evening one of the group, a quiet, moody character who comes across quite pathetic to begin with poisons the others with a drug called LSD for personal vengeance and soon the night spirals out of control...

I thought the film was good, the story was intense and the performances were really believable. It was actually refreshing to watch a film that relied on storytelling and atmosphere rather than buckets of blood and special effects. Its good to see new British talent pulling off solid work with no money invested...well done!

Wow..... I need to peel myself off the ceiling! I wasn't expecting that!

If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise. Being a northern girl I really appreciated the introductory scenes of typical northern life and banter and found it all somewhat comforting. But not for long. I was soon unsettled and anxious of what was to come and it was certainly tense.

As the dark and emotional, drug fuelled plot began to unravel my nails dug deeper and deeper into the palms of my hands and the adrenaline was pumping hard.

The acting is top class with a terrific performance from Paul Collin- Thomas. I was captivated throughout and taken aback at how gritty and true to life some of the scenes were. Very clever camera work and resourcefulness make it so hard to believe that this was completed with less than a £100 budget.

I am very, very excited to see what else is to come from Damian Morter and I urge anybody and everybody to watch Bicycle Day - if you dare!

Bicycle Day by Damian Morter contains the type of content that would usually loose my attention in a short space of time.

However this was not the case, in fact being the exact opposite, it had me captivated throughout.

The story is built at a slowly escalating pace without any irrelevant side plots or yawning voids.

A truly professional piece of work throughout, an excellently crafted story line, good cast, well acted, intelligent camera work and an atmospheric sound track.

Be prepared to be impressed.

Hats off to Damian Morter and the whole team. Watch this space.