Surrounded (2014)
8/10
Well done and worth watching
24 February 2015
I liked it. It is extremely slow moving but that seems to add to the atmosphere. If you've ever spent any time out in the countryside alone you will be able to relate to this pacing – maybe that's what made it more enjoyable for me. It is creepy for sure and although not much happens for the first three quarters of the movie, it manages to be creepy from the beginning right through to the end. Just the repeated scenes of the view from the main windows are done in such a way that they create tension and angst – good call by the director/writers.

The music works well. It's not a high budget movie but so what – it takes place in a house out in the middle of nowhere. I watched it twice because I was a bit confused about some of the plot. After the second viewing I came away thinking "okay, now this makes sense". I could still be wrong. I was hoping to find other reviews with some insight into the plot but so far there aren't any.

It's a good movie. Worth watching. Interesting, intense and unique.
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