Beyond the Woods
- 2016
- 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
5.7K
YOUR RATING
A gathering of friends is thrown into chaos by the opening of a mysterious fiery sinkhole near their secluded holiday home.A gathering of friends is thrown into chaos by the opening of a mysterious fiery sinkhole near their secluded holiday home.A gathering of friends is thrown into chaos by the opening of a mysterious fiery sinkhole near their secluded holiday home.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
Claire J. Loy
- Emma
- (as Claire Loy)
Seán McGillicuddy
- Jason
- (as Sean McGillicuddy)
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The best part of the movie is the acting...I think that's what held the movie together...locales- simply beautiful...direction - not bad, but he didn't know how to end...all horror aspects are cliches, but as I said, the actors keep you engaged.
I was quite surprised with this film. A very misleading poster alluding to a slasher of sorts. If it's a gory slasher you want this isn't what you're looking for. Very light on gore and on screen kills Beyond The Woods does character better than most horror films. A very naturalistic ensemble really sells the story of a group of friends who haven't been in touch as of late. The acting is really outstanding and the small number of special effects are solid too. My only niggle would be I would have loved more horror early on particularly out in the woods during daytime. Best scene in the movie is a guy getting lost in the woods early on which was gripping it really built suspense to breaking point for me. Would have loved to have seen the holy well at some stage too. More horror and I would rate higher but a great film nonetheless. Atmosphere and tension in spades.
I was almost instantly impressed with the acting in the opening few minutes of this movie. 7 friends gather in a farm house to reminisce about old times. The actors seem like genuine people and real friends, there is some great character work by the actors and all seem very real. One may seem a little OTT , but that's down to him being written as a typical jerk. The premise is good. These friends more or less trapped in this farm house with a mysterious sink ( or should I say stink ) hole opened up two miles away, that maybe spewing up more than nasty smells. Once the friends start to get menaced by a mysterious presence it starts to go down hill. It feels like the writer, who also directs, doesn't seem to know where the story and this antagonistic force is going. It's powers seem undefined , and seems to be able to do what ever the plot demands and has seemingly Omnipotent abilities . Yet we have a dude dressed as Skeletor walking round with an axe. Lot's of questions are raised but very few are answered. It's light on actual horror and gore aswell. The character work is great and cinematography, lighting etc all looks to a good standard . The movie does have a somewhat cheap feel to it too. The man behind this has talent as a director but maybe should work of someone else's script . The cast are top notch and does make you care about the characters . Overall good potential, but lack of experience behind the camera shows
Actually good relationship and friendship unraveling drama disguised as a horror movie. Definitely not something you'd want to watch for a cheap scare.
There was an actual story which I didn't expect, and it's not terrible. The issue is it takes up the first two thirds of the movie and it's more soap opera than horror. When the horror kicks in it's a bit predictable. Overall, it's worth a watch, but don't expect quality cinema.
Did you know
- TriviaThe original tagline for the film was 'Nobody is getting out of here' - a line delivered by the character Ray (Mark Lawrence) in the third act.
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- Also known as
- За лесами
- Filming locations
- Cullen, Co. Cork, Ireland(Situated north west of Millstreet town, Co. Cork, Ireland) - (The country holiday home & surrounding woods)
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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