In Fear - Seen it all before (and better)

This film is low budget. The most telling sign is that it is primarily about two characters. A (sort of) boyfriend and girlfriend) are on holiday in Ireland and end up getting trapped in the countryside and pursued by whatever the Irish equivalent to your average redneck in the American versions of these sorts of films are.

Anyway, if you only have two characters for most of the film then they have to be very interesting and engaging. Sadly, this couple isn’t. They’re your average couple and that’s the problem – they’re just average. And ‘average’ doesn’t really turn a tired and old cliché of a story into something worth watching.

Our heroes fall foul of the locals and end up getting chased and threatened and... and, if you’ve ever seen a horror movie, you’ll guess the rest. And, if you can guess what happens in a film, then you probably don’t really need to watch it.

It’s not the worst film ever made; it’s simply not original enough to make it stand out over the thousands of similar films. If you’re really desperate to see what a horror/chase movie looks like in Ireland instead of the middle of nowhere in the USA then watch this, otherwise, there are much better on offer.

4/10 You can watch this film while you're doing the ironing (you'll still get the general gist of it)