In Fear (2013)

Driving to a music festival in Ireland, a new couple become lost and are then set upon by a tormentor with an unknown motive.

Director:

Jeremy Lovering

Writers:

Jeremy Lovering (story by), Jon Croker (story consultant)

Stars:

Iain De Caestecker, Alice Englert, Allen Leech

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Iain De Caestecker	...	Tom
Alice Englert	...	Lucy
Allen Leech	...	Max

Storyline

Tom and Lucy are both happy young adults eager to set out on their first weekend getaway as a couple. They set off for a planned stay at a remote hotel but quickly find themselves getting lost in a maze of backwoods roads. However they soon discover that they are at the mercies of an unknown tormentor that is eager to take advantage of their vulnerability and distance from civilization.

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Plot Keywords:

backwoods | beating | blood | broken wrist | brutality | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some disturbing violent content and terror, and for language

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Korku Yolu

Filming Locations:

Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Talk Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Goofs

In the first ten minutes, whilst Tom is unlocking the gate, Lucy leans out of the car wearing a red jumper. The shot changes and she is shown wearing a brown coat. She gets out of the car in the red jumper again and is then shown putting on the coat.

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Soundtracks

Conversation with Death
Performed by Alice Englert

User Reviews

The plot is as lost as the characters

In Fear is a tale of a young couple on their way to a festival, whom detour, at the request of the male half, to a remote idyllic hotel.

Things go horribly wrong.

Tension and paranoia builds nicely in the opening third of the movie. Our couple get lost in a network of country lanes, supposedly leading to the hotel, which turn out to be a maze. As dusk approaches, confusion and anxiety turn to fear and dread ...

This is about as much as I can divulge without spoiling anything, however, the plot from this point onwards goes from irritating to ridiculous. Painful-to-view clichés and "they'd never do that" type gaffs litter the movie until the end which, when it comes, leaves you wondering if the writer got stuck for an ending.

When it's tense, it works well but too much in this film went awry for me. I saw it at the FrightFest film festival and did speak to a lot of fans who loved it, but not I.

I could be wrong, so it's perhaps worth checking out, if you like a claustrophobic, low-budget vibe in your horror but if not, I'd tread with caution.