There are things that surprised the pair, plus, there were the many mistakes they made along the way that did nothing to aid in the cover-up. Several unexpected events are what makes this film so compelling. Perhaps, if they hadn't run when they did they could have continued the charade a little longer. When they did decide to back out, things were way past the point of no return. There is no easy way for them to back out of it. Now, they have become reluctant participants to aid in the search. Actually, a search party has been formed to look for the missing hikers. Then, due to circumstances beyond their control, the pair is forced to stay for the bonfire celebration about to take place in town. By that time, things are happening at breakneck speed, so much so, the pair can barely keep up with events as they unfold. Vaughn has a mind of his own and he tells Marcus, 'You know you were wrong or you wouldn't ask.' He also emphasizes 'We were wrong!'-accepting his share of the blame in the debacle. 'I did it to protect you, to protect us!' What he's really fishing for is validation-for everything.īut it's too late.

Later in the film, after things began to unravel so quickly that the pair barely had time to get their lies straight-Marcus tries his best to convince Vaughn that everything he's done was the right thing to do. It is during this time that Marcus removes all doubt in Vaughn's mind as to whether he would kill him if he had to. It is not only dark in the sense that it was night time, but the fact that Marcus had decided to perform a deed so dark and so dastardly, that it is beyond the pale. Returning to the scene of the shooting in the dead of night to wrap up what they think are loose ends, is very unsettling. Once the cover-up begins, it takes one lie after another to keep it covered, but to no avail, because deception is futile. As it turned out, both victims were deeply connected to the community of Culcarran, where the dreadful events had taken place and where Marcus and Vaughn were staying for the weekend. The assumption that the victims were tourists was another gross error. Vaughn had forgotten the ammunition for his firearm back at the hotel, at which point Marcus said, 'Here, use mine!' Another was Marcus allowing Vaughn to use his rifle to take the shot in the first place. The biggest one being that they felt confident they could, in fact, get away with what they'd done without consequences. Mistakes abound on the parts of the two main characters, Vaughn and Marcus. He meekly voiced that concern to Marcus, who bullied him into taking the shot anyway. Vaughn was ill prepared to take a shot at anything in the first place. The deer in the crosshairs is not shot, a person is. Looking closely, a flash of blue can be seen a nano-second before the first fatal shot is fired or right as the shot is fired. It probably would have been accepted as such had the prior choices not been made. What initially happened was an accident, plain and simple. When one person is shot, it can be considered an accident. When Vaughn is asked how he feels about becoming a dad he expresses it as 'terrifying.' It's not nearly as terrifying as what he is about to experience over the next few hours. The beautiful mountains with rolling valleys and dense forestry belie what will transpire deep in the woods that stretch for many miles. When the tension is extremely high Marcus and Vaughn seem to communicate only with their eyes. Most of the time Marcus leads the discussions by steering them in certain directions. This is important because it suggests that Marcus is the alpha male of the pair, somewhat of a bully and used to getting his way.

Their conversation brings to mind characters from Trainspotting (1996) with talk of '.finally having sex with a woman, while she's awake.' Later it comes out that Marcus has cocaine in his possession, 'I am on holiday!' he says in his own defense. Shortly thereafter, Vaughn and his best buddy Marcus engage in light banter as they drive down long and winding roads with magnificent landscapes looming large in the background. The film is ominous from the first words uttered, 'Don't go' Vaughn's girlfriend says to him as they lie closely in bed saying their goodbyes. Two long-time friends have planned a last bromance type weekend before one, Vaughn, is to wed his pregnant fiancée. Shortly thereafter, it debuted on Netflix in the horror genre. Its official outing happened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2018. Under the artful direction of Matt Palmer Calibre is a British film shot among the beautiful scenery of the Scottish Highlands.

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