Off piste is an intimate study of how the actions of ones life impact the victims and how the adverse psychology created by such trauma ripples out to those with whom one interacts in the aftermath.
The film is a study in the need for redemption, revenge and indeed forgiveness which leads to some very awkward moments of silence and emotional stand off. This is not a revenge/action movie it is more of a intricately weaved thriller with the action pretty much bookended at the beginning and end.
Off piste is well written, acted and directed and in the end gives one the desired ending in that the two main protagonists survive. That they don't achieve a more emotional connection is fitting in that they come from what are historically diametrically opposed poles.
Those who die in the present day of this movie's plot don't die for the politics of Northern Ireland, they die for unrequited love, perceived betrayal and the emotional damage wrought on the two main characters. That is quite an interesting irony as we hear characters from the violent past of Northern Ireland saying that the gun is no longer relevant in their struggle.
The film is a study in the need for redemption, revenge and indeed forgiveness which leads to some very awkward moments of silence and emotional stand off. This is not a revenge/action movie it is more of a intricately weaved thriller with the action pretty much bookended at the beginning and end.
Off piste is well written, acted and directed and in the end gives one the desired ending in that the two main protagonists survive. That they don't achieve a more emotional connection is fitting in that they come from what are historically diametrically opposed poles.
Those who die in the present day of this movie's plot don't die for the politics of Northern Ireland, they die for unrequited love, perceived betrayal and the emotional damage wrought on the two main characters. That is quite an interesting irony as we hear characters from the violent past of Northern Ireland saying that the gun is no longer relevant in their struggle.