The Retrieval

Beautifully shot and beautifully subtle. The pacing and poor audio is disappointing, but this is an impressive example of what can be done on a shoestring budget.

Outstanding 9/10ths of the way through, and the voices were muffled at times. The kid is excellent and Tishuan Scott as Nate was a real head turner. The music and historical realism were superlative. The flaw is in the script at the end--in the contrived way they led up to it, and in the climax itself. Good story up to that point.

A slow, low-key movie with a story that slowly gets its clutches on you. There's something about the whole moral question of right and wrong, of there being redemption (or not) plus the dilemma of setting upon some task and then finding that you might be unable to finish it due to learning more about another person. Fantastic acting and such beautiful cinematography.

Maybe a little slow paced at times, but nevertheless an intriguing, dark movie. My review here : http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be/2016/10/the-retrieval-2013.html [Full review]