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Triangle (2009)

Director: Christopher Smith

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From Time Out London

It’s déjà vu all over again for the heroine of Chris Smith’s mind-bending psychological thriller, which marks a quantum leap forward from ‘Creep’ and ‘Severance’. During a weekend sailing trip, a freak wave capsizes Greg’s yacht, forcing him, single mother Jess (Melissa George) and a group of his friends to board a passing ocean liner. Onboard the mysteriously empty ship, all the clocks have stopped, the ‘Shining’-like corridors are spookily silent, and Jess has an uncanny feeling that she’s been here before. Then a hooded figure starts hunting them down and killing them one by one. Shotguns are fired, fire axes are wielded and bodies pile up on the decks. Fiendishly constructed, this plays like a dark, disturbing ‘Twilight Zone’ episode. Events repeat themselves but are subtly different each time, so we share, as well as observe, Jess’s spiralling sense of dislocation. Melissa George’s fearless, credible performance grounds the madness in a moving emotional reality, even as her sanity is lost at sea.

Author: Nigel Floyd 2009-10-13 10:54:24

Time Out London Issue 2043: 15 - 21 October, 2009

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Salvatore said...

Posted on Nov 08 2009 00:22 WTF???
TERRIBLE!!!
STUPID AND WEAK!

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emma said...

Posted on Nov 07 2009 16:03 well wot can i say i nearly fell asleep during this film. the trailer made the film look really gud, but sorry to dissapoint i didnt think much of it because it was the same thing over and over again, made me very frustrated, and cud of had a much better ending.

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Tammy said...

Posted on Oct 31 2009 11:23 I absolutely loved this film! I thought the trailers were perfect so new I wanted to watch it but was expecting something like Ghost Ship and what I got was altogether miles ahead of that! If you like time-travel, LOST and Momento type mind benders you will love this.
SPOILER ALERT
There are a couple of times where I thought, hang on if she knew that was going to happen, why did she continue. EG she knew she defeated the masked assassin so knew she would be defeated - if you follow? Also who set the record playing? Where did the writing on the mirror disappear and surely you would remember the truck and therefore avoid it next time?
END SPOILER
You do feel an urge to help her get out of the cycle and I think Melissa George played a brillient part (a far cry from Angel in neighbours!!).
Loved it - Temporarily satisfied my LOST hunger - Come back LOST!

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_Matt_1977_ said...

Posted on Oct 28 2009 16:59 I see this as an intelligent, cleverly done psychological drama with violence rather than a true horror film - if you're looking to be riveted to your seat with fright, look elsewhere. Basically it made sense to me from beginning to end, but there were a few things I wasn't quite sure of (why did she do X, knowing Y?). I think I will have to watch it a second time to judge whether it really does make perfect sense, but here's my take on it so far:-
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MAJOR SPOILER ALERT
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The Sisyphus reference is the key. IMHO it's flagged up too early.
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The kid is her world. So, even though she pretty much knows the deal, she puts herself through it all just for the sake of (1) a few moments with him (but at the cost of what happens to him? nah) or more likely (2) a chance (however slim) of breaking free of the loop. MAYBE her memory of some of the details of what she's facing isn't perfect at times during the cycle, because of the trauma she's going through. But there's definitely a reason why she says she's sorry on the jetty, so she remembers a lot at that stage. The most difficult thing is the stupid way she acts in the car journey. Surely after about twenty tries you'd get that right... the only explanation why not is distorted memory?
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The (taxi?) driver is death?
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The most chilling thing is not the pile of human corpses. It's the pile of dead gulls.
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SPOILER ENDS

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Jess said...

Posted on Oct 27 2009 18:18 I dont get this film one bit. Why The hell did that happen to her ?? anyone care to explainn ??

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mark said...

Posted on Oct 26 2009 19:22 Actually ingnore the comment below this one - I've been thinking about the film all day and realised that the ending answers my concern about the plot after all. Clever film.

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mark said...

Posted on Oct 26 2009 11:33 I enjoyed the film a lot - and would argue that the best part of the film is the ending, with a neat resolution of the mystery of what is going on, which I hadnt seen coming. However, the scene referred to with Sally, although dramatically brilliant, undermines the film in a fundamental way becuase in order for the plot to work there could only be three versions of the story. Style over substance I'm afraid.

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socrates said...

Posted on Oct 23 2009 15:12 to all these ppl who think this is an intelligent movie!!!!!!! WHY SHE DID NOT APPROACH THEM WHEN THEY JST ENTERED THE SHIP and explain them everything?!?!!?!?!?!?!??!!? coz this is sth that i think most of the ppl would do ,if were in such situation.... 4 me this movie was illogical...

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MissDomi said...

Posted on Oct 23 2009 15:07 i give 2stars coz the first half is quite interesting ,however the second part is mainly LACKING BASICS of LOGIC!!!! If i could turn back the tme,i would NOT watch this movie....

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Louis said...

Posted on Oct 22 2009 11:43 I agree with the positive views on this film. I saw it last night with my girlfriend, having set about watching Up. The stupid attendent sent us into the wrong screening room, and by the time the adverts and trailors had finished it was too late to get up and go. I was incredibly cynical to begin with. The film looked low budget and typically 'American' in it's horror style. However, having cut Triangle some slack and allowing the story to commence, things started to get seriously interesting.
For those dismissing it as dull and repetitive, you are more than likely amongst those people who have no concept or grasp of what exactly (or some of) what is going on. The film will undoubtedly still leave some questions unturned, and that for me, makes a good film. If closure is something that you require because you are not prepared to think for yourself then don't bother. This film doesn't deserve that sort of audience.
As Kieran also mentioned above, that horrific and disturbing scene involving Sally is something worth paying the £5.95 entrance fee for alone.

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jockcelt said...

Posted on Oct 22 2009 01:51 OH my god!!!! I will never get this time back in my life evr again..timeout owes me money..this was an insult..at least neil pearson/eli roth movies do what they say on the tin!!!! why nock the saw series for its repetition,soap operas bang out the same stories and millions draw satisfaction from that.> look at popular music,my god there are only 8 flippin notes!!! good horror has lots of blood an evil unkillable baddy and a twist ending..this had a brken camera and a seagul........wwwhhooooooo!!!!!

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Stewart Thompson said...

Posted on Oct 21 2009 22:34 This is one of the most intelligent and thought provoking films to turn up in a very long time. For those of you who didn’t get what the hell was going on – you obviously were not paying attention. If you give it a chance, this is an easy film to follow. I’m no genius, but I knew exactly where this film was going (the ending is sign-posted from miles away), and I loved every minute. I have to admit having seen the trailer (which makes the film look abysmal) I did not expect to enjoy the film as much as I did. With an excellent central performance from Melissa George, and a cracking ending, I cannot recommend this film more highly.

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Mike said...

Posted on Oct 21 2009 15:23 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......................

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Kieran said...

Posted on Oct 21 2009 10:59 Why is this movie getting such a hard time on here?? Not only was it brilliantly constructed and made perfect sense IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT but it also contained at least one breathtakingly chilling image that I have never seen in a film before (I don't want to ruin the moment but it involves a pile of corpses). If you like your horror dumb don't bother with Triangle, but if you're prepared to keep your brain switched on past the opening credits then you'll be rewarded - go and see it.

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Debbie said...

Posted on Oct 21 2009 10:24 I went to see Triangle last night and I agree, great start and then I got lost!! The constant rewinding of the same senario just began to annoy me. I was expecting it to be about some mysterious masked killers terrorising their victims aboard a spooky ship!! Instead, we got a poor story line based around the Bermuda Triangle??? Didn't get this at all Im afraid :( The Trailer always shows the best scences as well.

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