Netflix Apex

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A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.​
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Jeremy Robbins penned the script, which is described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs and follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild.
 
Sounds like Cliffhanger with extra steps.

That being said… I’m willing to give this a chance… cause The Decent ain’t been touched yet be it horror or disaster films.
 
PRAISE: Some people have the burning desire to climb the highest mountains and cliffs around the world. Sasha (Charlize Theron) is one of those people but when she meets Ben (Taron Egerton) in the Australian wilderness she will have far more to worry about than the terrain of her latest adventure. Director Baltasar Kormakur said he wanted to really put the actors through their paces in the environment of the Australian wilderness and it shows that he did just that in some incredible action sequences so high praise to him and Theron and Egerton. The close up shots of wild rivers and twisty roads the characters are trying to maneuver are a great spectacle to take in and to actually see them in such settings made the movie extremely involving to me. Egerton is great as Ben a little bit of everything when it comes to him being a complete psychopath. Once Sasha makes realizations about Ben,Theron's facial expressions and body language says it all. Its great that the movie taps into what made other pursued in the wild thrillers like The River Wild and Surving the Game so good. The Cinematography by Lawrence Sher is beyond stunning.

PROBLEMS: A character was far to trusting especially after going through some much in fact such trust was unintentionally funny. I wouldn't have minded an extra 15 minutes to see the characters mix it up a bit more letting the characters and the movie to raise the game a bit more. There are a couple of predictable moments.

Scale of 1 to 10 an 8
 
It's an ok film, par the course for Netflix. I did like how they shot some of the scenes like her going down the rapids and all those scenes of her climbing a mountain or cliff wall were definitely anxiety-inducing for someone in fear of heights. The main character is only capable of feeling alive when she's doing extreme things and facing death with her partner. This is essentially a cat and mouse game between Charlize's character and Taron who plays an unhinged serial killer. By the end, she's able to feel alive in the peace and quiet moments of life. Overall, its a bit underbaked though
 
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