Taking its cue from classic survival-thrillers such as 'Duel' and 'Deliverance', 'Survival Instinct' is a fast-paced edge-of-your seat thriller with a strong female lead and a plausible, morally-ambiguous villain. SURVIVAL INSTINCT is posited as a rough British thriller in the same vein as DUEL and DELIVERANCE. It turns out to be a cheap little indie film instead in which a female protagonist is menaced by persons unknown and must struggle to survive in the woods at night. The British countryside setting isn't put to much use here as the whole location feels safe and secure without any of the required grittiness. Director Steve Lawson is a long-time indie talent but he can do little with the unfocused material; in the end this is just a struggle to watch. Thom (Jay Sutherland) is very attracted to Stacey (Helen Crevel), but she is in denial about this. Why else would he drive her all the way from London to the peak district for a wedding he isn't even invited to? It's all a bit unfair on Thom, but not as unfair as the fact that he's accidentally shot by a recently released ex-prisoner who is showing his son how to hunt deer on private land.<br/><br/>Realising there's more than a chance of him going back to Her Majesty's Pleasure as a result of this, the miscreant Weaver (Andrew Coughlan) intends to make amends by hunting Stacey, who is the only one who could engineer his downfall.<br/><br/>This is a solid, steadily paced thriller featuring some terrific scenery, a good line in plot detail (the ongoing notion of Stacey's perfume giving her presence away, the lack of driving knowledge that impedes her getaway) and some occasionally lacklustre acting. Crevel overplays some of her earlier scenes, whilst villainous Coughlan underplays some of his.<br/><br/>Horror film idiocy, of course, takes a hold. Hunted through the night by a wild man with a gun, Stacey finds a deserted building, which she sneaks inside. Does she shut the door behind her? You'd think so, but no.<br/><br/>I enjoyed this a lot. 'Footsoldier' doesn't set out to change the world, operates within its budget and has plenty of twists in the story to stop it ever becoming stale. There's a moment when Stacey pulls out Thom's wallet from her pocket, whilst taking a rest in the woodlands some way through her ordeal. In it, she finds a snapshot of her and Thom together, and breaks down. It's a good, touching moment in amidst the relentless chase.
Is this a hollywood movie? When I heard the name of the movie I felt like that. Its a good thriller movie and I have seen advanced rheumatology its trailer before. I am looking here for some details regarding the movie. Keep sharing more updates.
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