A Lonely Place to Die
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover an eight year old girl buried amongst the peaks: buried alive. Terrified, de-hydrated and unable to speak a word of English, she is the victim of an elaborate kidnapping plot.
18 May 1962, Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
7 May 1982, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
12 June 1962, London, England, UK
12 July 1985, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
1 June 1975, Harrow, London, England, UK
7 April 1988, Chichester, England, UK
1966, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK
6 August 1976, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
27 November 1974, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
September 18, 2011
This is high-end cinema, let down only by the lack of any obvious subtext to earth all its on-the-edge thrills.
September 15, 2011
A solid effort that should entertain viewers, In A Lonely Place To Die owes more to the character-driven suspense of The River Wild than the overblown action of Cliffhanger, and it's great to see a British attempt at the genre.
September 14, 2011
Amped-up camera work - including vertigo inducing POV shots - are thrown in to create the illusion of a film that is much more kinetic and fast-paced than it really is, but it counts for zip when the rest of the film is so inert.
November 02, 2011
... a small find ... Plucking ideas from 'Deliverance,' 'The Most Dangerous Game' and half a dozen North Face adventures -- the Gilbeys have fashioned one of the year's more unnerving thrillers
March 07, 2012
I never expect much from a small-studio or low-budget thriller because they're usually disappointing. But "A Lonely Place to Die" is a cut above them, with only minor logic plot points getting in the way.
November 07, 2011
Probably one of the most engrossing films in a truly lackluster year...
February 03, 2012
It's simply too good to label it a misfire, but the film starts from the gate with such a confident, breathless level of suspense that it's a shame that it can't be maintained.
September 07, 2011
The film's relentless momentum, coupled with Ali Asad's breathtaking location photography, distract us from the often two-dimensional supporting characters.
September 19, 2011
Five c**ts go up a mountain. Far too many come down.
April 09, 2012
Despite the many faults with the story (particularly the logic), there's good action and the film moves well once it gets started. Lots of running, climbing and dodging bullets. You could do worse.
November 17, 2011
It's a deeply satisfying entertainment filled with energy and made with savvy and cinematic wit. And it marks Gilbey as a director to keep an eye on.
November 10, 2011
Part high-altitude adventure movie, part kidnapping caper film, "A Lonely Place to Die" is more exciting than smart, though that's not the worst thing you can say about a movie.
