Beyond reach was a letdown i felt the author was in need of a wow moment and her ending was one way to achieve it. What began as an accident has become a deadly game. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including paul blart. The beyond not only used to have another title, but its director used to have another name. First released in 1981 as seven doors of death, directed by louis fuller, it now returns in an uncut original version as the beyond, directed by lucio fulci. Which explains why this sort of movie has always seemed a little disconnected. A hunting enthusiast named madec michael douglas hires a guide jeremy irvine for a trek through the desert. The movie spoiler your guide to the latest plot twists. Beyond the reach 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Everything you need to know about beyond the reach movie 2015. The afterlife is a 1981 italian southern gothic supernatural horror film directed by lucio fulci, and starring catriona maccoll and david warbeck.
The movie had its world premiere on 10 february 2014 at the berlin international film festival. The film, starring michael douglas, jeremy irvine, and ronny cox, was released on april 17, 2015, by roadside attractions. If you like beyond the reach you are looking for suspenseful, tense and atmospheric movies about with desert, survival, wilderness, danger, forces of nature, escapades and. Beyond the reach 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Madec, an international and unscrupulous entrepreneur, hires the skilled young tracker ben to guide him through the fearful and barren mojave desert during a. Michael douglas is cartoonishly odious in this daft twohander costarring jeremy irvine. From beyond is a 1986 american sciencefiction body horror film directed by stuart gordon, loosely based on the short story of the same name by h. Jeremy irvine, left, and michael douglas in beyond the reach, set in the mojave desert. Here, too, the movie fails, since most of bens countermoves really boil down to dumb luck. It seemed to me that sara and jeffrey couldnt catch a break to be happy.
Beyond the reach 2015 primary poster beyond the reach plot. Beyond the reach was released in 2015 on friday, april 17, 2015 in limited movie theaters. Beyond the reach is a grueling, unsatisfying thriller that fails the logic test in spectacular ways. Beyond the reach might evoke memories of films such as the edge, surviving the game or any other one which borrowed the human hunt concept. Michael douglas talks antman and beyond the reach collider. In beyond the reach, michael douglas as a greedy ogre in the desert. Instead, its baffling plot turns and character motivations are presented in a straightforward, deadeyed manner. Michael douglas was the first and only reason why i saw this flick in the first place. It was written by dennis paoli, gordon and brian yuzna, and stars jeffrey combs, barbara crampton, ken foree and ted sorel. Audio commentary with actorproducer michael douglas, producer robert mitas, and director jeanbaptiste leonetti.
Beyond the reach synopsis a highrolling corporate shark michael douglas and his impoverished young guide jeremy irvine play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the mojave desert in this lean, mean catandmouse thriller. Beyond reach beyond reach the ending spoilers showing 1. Kirk, ensign pavel chekov anton yelchin and kalara also reach the surface, and kalara admits she lured the enterprise into a trap. It has nothing special, nothing original, nothing really great yet it is an enjoyable thriller, but with a bad ending, very bad ending. If you like beyond the reach you are looking for suspenseful, tense and atmospheric movies about with desert, survival, wilderness, danger, forces of nature, escapades and hunting themes of thriller genre shot in usa. Beyond the reach 2014 is nice little flick for some boring evening. What promises to be a strong suspense story disappoints in delivering as an equally strong conclusion proves to be beyond the reach of the filmmaker. Apr 16, 2015 beyond the reach is a misfire, one of those movies that never quite rises to the level of guilty pleasure.
But the folks readapting whites book for beyond the reach tamper and tinker with perfection. If you watch beyond the reach hoping for some cheap thrills and a. This post has the most uptodate information on beyond the reach as we continuously monitor the news. In the mojave desert, a naked and unarmed hunting guide jeremy irvine runs from a wealthy hunter michael douglas who. A highrolling corporate shark michael douglas and his impoverished young. Beyond the reach is a misfire, one of those movies that never quite rises to the level of guilty pleasure. I watched this movie on a whim and was taken completely by surprise how much suspense it had as usually i find michael douglas movies boring. After reading all the grant books and investing in these characters, the outcome failed to deliver. The films plot moves along smoothly, and doesnt dwell too much on. Star trek beyond worked as a fitting conclusion to the recent trilogy of films. I read beyond reach right after it came out, and was devasted by jeffreys death. A highrolling corporate shark michael douglas and his impoverished young guide jeremy irvine play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the mojave desert in this lean.
The making of beyond the reach featurette six wheeling. Beyond the reach promises goofy genre pleasures, but fails to deliver. Madec michael douglas, a highrolling corporate shark, and ben jeremy irvine, his impoverished young guide, play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the mojave desert, in this lean, mean catandmouse thriller. The two start off on the wrong foot and things only get worse when the hunter kills a prospector. Fulci, who died in 1996, was sort of an italian hershell gordon lewis. The previous books in the series are blindsighted, kisscut, a faint cold fear, indelible, and faithless. He may never reach the goal he set out for, but he does reach a different goal. Inside that narrow subgenus, beyond the reach isnt the best one or the worst one, because despite offering good performances and impressive natural settings, it didnt leave me very satisfied due to a screenplay which loses credibility as the actions. As a big fan of michael douglas, i was hoping for a rocksolid thriller, but instead this is just dull and despite the gorgeous lensing, feels like a bmovie. Let me tell you this though i had read many years ago in the 1960s a short story titled the most dangerous game and this movies plot was based on this short story in my opinion.
At the beginning of the film, madec is a prideful blowhard. Your guide to the latest plot twists and surprise endings, now playing at a theater near you. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. A highrolling corporate shark michael douglas and his impoverished young guide jeremy irvine play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the moja.
Apr 19, 2015 michael douglas talks about his new survival thriller beyond the reach, when he started to enjoy acting, how he picks projects, and marvels antman. Beyond the reach is a 2014 american adventure thriller film directed by jean baptiste leonetti. Resan till fjaderkungens rike, is a 2014 englishlanguage swedishdanish animated comedydrama film directed by the swedish animator esben toft jacobsen. It comes close, thanks to michael douglas hammy performance as a stock character with. Beyond the reach, a chase movie that loses momentum about twothirds of the way through, runs far on douglass fumes. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beyond the reach near you. A highrolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most. If only this movie could have taken itself less seriously. You know, beyond the reach exceeds its grasp, or some such. Released april 17th, 2015, beyond the reach stars michael douglas, jeremy irvine, hanna mangan lawrence, ronny cox the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of. About a big game hunter who longs to take a shot at human beings, the most dangerous of all game animals, its been adapted every few years since richard connells short story first appeared, back in 1924. Beyond the reach pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released beyond the reach pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive.
Michael douglas in beyond the reach 2014 jeremy irvine in beyond the reach 2014 michael douglas and jeremy irvine in beyond the. Snyder then lumps in all heist movies along with any quest, mission, or treasure locked in a castle plot. Apr 15, 2015 the most dangerous game is one of the more enduring thriller formulas. Neither name may mean much to you, but both are pronounced. The mercedes g63 6x6 appears both in this film and in jurassic world 2015. Beyond the reach is a 2014 american adventure thriller film directed by jeanbaptiste leonetti and written by stephen susco. Beyond the reach promises goofy genre pleasures, but fails to deliver, losing the viewer and a villainous turn from michael douglas in a misguided story that stumbles to the finish. Beyond reach was released in european market with the title skin privilege.
But the film barely allows either madec or ben to use their brains before piling on cheap plot pointslike that treasure map, or a few handy sticks. A highrolling corporate shark michael douglas and his impoverished young guide jeremy irvine play the most dangerous game. Michael douglas talks about his new survival thriller beyond the reach, when he started to enjoy acting, how he picks projects, and marvels antman. Beyond the reach is based on a 1972 novel by robb white, an author who collaborated on cheesy horror movies from legendary schlockmeister william castle. Apr 17, 2015 beyond the reach, a chase movie that loses momentum about twothirds of the way through, runs far on douglass fumes.
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