Very subversive, and in a good way.

Rating: 9/10 (18 September 2018)

This film clearing aims at taking its story in directions the audience does not expect. The first half of the film (approximately) feels like a relatively standard getaway story, but I was really loving the atmosphere, direction, performances, and the lack of a score was incredibly fitting for the style. However, the film then takes all its setup and potential conventions and throws them completely out the window. It is jarring, but I think it is what makes it so brilliant. I can see many people watching this film and being completely turned off by it, and I get it. Despite this, I think those people should try to give it another chance. What this film does is create subversion in a very purposeful way. The unpredictability of the story ties in beautifully with the thematic intentions of the story. It is not doing this just for cheap shock value. It is actually quite powerful.