The Gorge (2025)

[Latheofheaven]

Originally Posted by BloodshotUSA

This was such a fun movie. My favorite of the year so far. There were a few changes from the script that I wasn't sure if I'd like at first, but in some cases it felt like they actually improved upon the story I originally read.

Scott Derrickson is really becoming one of my favorite directors. He kind of reminds me of James Wan. He's got his start in low budget, horror movies and then jumped into big budgeted franchise movies and succeeded. Derrickson almost never misses and now in addition to horror, you see he can deliver entertaining action as well.

Great performances by Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. Your main characters are 2 people who are isolated and alone before they even get to the Gorge. They are by themselves for the first half of the movie, and you can feel their loneliness and yearning for a connection. It's impressive that Teller and Taylor-Joy are able to create a burgeoning relationship even though their characters don't actually meet until nearly an hour into the movie.

Anya Taylor Joy is gorgeous. That scene with her dancing at her towner while Miles Teller watches. I would've been trying to jump the across the gorge after that.

I love the look and feel of the movie. I'm sure there was a lot of CGI involved, since I doubt they filmed this movie around a giant pit. But at no point did I feel like I was watching something that wasn't real or that the CGI was bad.

The look inside the gorge is done well. Imagine Frank Darabont's The Mist but set inside of a mountain with a red tint. It's creation and existence were just plausible enough that I could believe in it.

The action scenes were awesome. I loved the first battle scene when Miles and Anya first see the creatures. The last hour was pretty much non stop action and with constant escalating tension and scares/surprises. The last hour made me think this could have been a hell of a video game.

Sigourney Weaver is in the movie for like 5 minutes as a stock villain. You know she's the bad guy the second you meet her. Ultimately her character felt like kind of unnecessary to the story but her role wasn't big enough that it detracted from the film.

The movie had a conclusive ending, which surprised me. I'm hoping that means that Apple avoids the urge to make a sequel since its the most viewed Apple movie. The story is a great one off.

9/10. Entertaining action/horror movie. This was one of my most anticipated movies and it didn't disappoint. The only thing I didn't like about it was the inclusion of Sigourney Weaver's character. Everything else was great.

Nice reference to Frank Darabont, a very talented fellow...