Landmine Goes Click is a very edgy off the radar story that probably has failed to have the exposure it deserves. Levan Bakhia keeps the location simple relying on good acting and a dialogue driven script. It has interesting characters alongside a basic plot. A sick twisted thriller with a bizarre outcome much like another film I saw called Funny Games. There are no heroes in this film, it's filled with torture, hatred and revenge.
The story revolves around a group of three within a love triangle, one girl and two guys. It's a good suspense film with a little dark humour at times. The film is set in the desolated landscape European Georgia where three American hikers are trekking. Sick games follow when Chris has the misfortune of accidentally stepping on a landmine. The mixed reviews for this film are totally warranted, in the sense you are either going to embrace it as entertaining suspense thriller, or you'll find it a little too much to withstand. Thrillers always reign closer to what could happen than horror films which are more fantasy. What makes this one compelling is the idea that some of this stuff could actually happen if not being a little extreme and exaggerated. The female audience are less likely to enjoy or perceive this film with high regard as it degrades women on and off throughout the film. The women characters are portrayed as inferior and helpless, even going as far as full on humiliating them. Viewed only as a sex object with little redeeming qualities, alongside being shown as unfaithful.
The men on the other hand are viewed as misogynistic with little regard for the opposite sex on a quest for revenge. Vengeance is at the helm and the main theme of the film. As far as acting goes everyone plays their part in a believable way. (Sterling Knight) is particularly inspiring show his acting talent towards the end when he gives off a bewildering look of shock and an expression shame. It's a what have I just done, kinda look. (Spencer Locke) as Alicia is engaging offering a splendid contrast in her role, you can really feel her pain and frustration in some gripping scenes as the story moves forward, part guilt, part anger alongside some fear. (Kote Tolordava) as llya for me is the reason this film is worth watching, he is sadistic and laughable at times. He appears as an innocent delusional bystander who just wants something in return, because to him that is what is fair. Although this act he is putting on is much further from the truth, its mind games as he carries with him an enormous amount of weight plagued in cruelty.
What's great about this film is how (Dean Geyer) Daniel kicks the film off hiking with his girlfriend and best man and then suddenly it turns in a completely different direction. Some audience members might have been more excited if they got to see Daniel get what's coming to him at the end, however I think it worked well the way it was concluded. This film shows how we are all on the border of insanity and how one push to far might be enough to send anybody over the edge.
The story revolves around a group of three within a love triangle, one girl and two guys. It's a good suspense film with a little dark humour at times. The film is set in the desolated landscape European Georgia where three American hikers are trekking. Sick games follow when Chris has the misfortune of accidentally stepping on a landmine. The mixed reviews for this film are totally warranted, in the sense you are either going to embrace it as entertaining suspense thriller, or you'll find it a little too much to withstand. Thrillers always reign closer to what could happen than horror films which are more fantasy. What makes this one compelling is the idea that some of this stuff could actually happen if not being a little extreme and exaggerated. The female audience are less likely to enjoy or perceive this film with high regard as it degrades women on and off throughout the film. The women characters are portrayed as inferior and helpless, even going as far as full on humiliating them. Viewed only as a sex object with little redeeming qualities, alongside being shown as unfaithful.
The men on the other hand are viewed as misogynistic with little regard for the opposite sex on a quest for revenge. Vengeance is at the helm and the main theme of the film. As far as acting goes everyone plays their part in a believable way. (Sterling Knight) is particularly inspiring show his acting talent towards the end when he gives off a bewildering look of shock and an expression shame. It's a what have I just done, kinda look. (Spencer Locke) as Alicia is engaging offering a splendid contrast in her role, you can really feel her pain and frustration in some gripping scenes as the story moves forward, part guilt, part anger alongside some fear. (Kote Tolordava) as llya for me is the reason this film is worth watching, he is sadistic and laughable at times. He appears as an innocent delusional bystander who just wants something in return, because to him that is what is fair. Although this act he is putting on is much further from the truth, its mind games as he carries with him an enormous amount of weight plagued in cruelty.
What's great about this film is how (Dean Geyer) Daniel kicks the film off hiking with his girlfriend and best man and then suddenly it turns in a completely different direction. Some audience members might have been more excited if they got to see Daniel get what's coming to him at the end, however I think it worked well the way it was concluded. This film shows how we are all on the border of insanity and how one push to far might be enough to send anybody over the edge.