Beyond the Reach: In der Schusslinie (2014)

Beyond the Reach: In der Schusslinie: Directed by Jean-Baptiste Léonetti. With Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Ronny Cox. In the Mojave Desert, a naked and unarmed hunting guide runs from a wealthy hunter who wants to ensure his silence in the death of an old man.

“u0026quot;We had a deal. And where I come from, a deal is a deal.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s so much fun to watch a movie in which two individuals chase each other and a cat and mouse game begins resulting in a battle to the death. Recently we saw two Hollywood stars try this theme in u0026quot;Killing Seasonu0026quot;. It wasnu0026#39;t exactly an impressive film and after a while the ping-pong game between the two opponents started to irritate. For u0026quot;Beyond the reachu0026quot; an old class act of Hollywood was recruited. Only this time itu0026#39;s a unilateral hunt pattern thatu0026#39;s being showed here. Unfortunately, the film collapses like a failed soufflé at the end. For once itu0026#39;s something that most film critics unanimously agree with. This time there are no diametrically opposed camps with contrarian views. This film had a promising start with chilling tension and an acclaimed chemistry between the two main characters. But the absurd and completely messed up ending screwed it completely and made absolutely no sense.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMadec (Michael Douglas) is a pedantic rich man with an arrogant attitude, who acts as if the whole universe turns around his own little person. He arrives in a tiny village along the Mojave desert to hunt a bighorn (probably a missing trophy on the wall). Ben (Jeremy Irvine) is hired for this task. Heu0026#39;s a young guy whou0026#39;s well known as the best tracker in that environment. Before you know it, they are on the move in a giant fairground attraction on 6 wheels (worth $ 500,000 and imported) equipped with satellite telephone, espresso machine, microwave oven and a remote-controlled music system. Madec has spared no expense for this trip and is also equipped with a Steyr Scout 308 imported from Austria. In retrospect, heu0026#39;s also quite generous when it appears that he doesnu0026#39;t really have a permit to shoot down the rare animal. Madec is a typical snob who thinks everything is for sale. Until the hunt ends in a catastrophe and he accidentally shoots the local desert dweller Charlie. Charlie is someone Ben knew for a long time already and probably learned him some tricks of survival and how to live in the wilderness. How it proceeds can be guessed easily. Ben suddenly becomes the hunted one in this relentless, scorching desert.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe last movie Iu0026#39;ve watched with Douglas starring in, is u0026quot;Last Vegasu0026quot;. Overall this wasnu0026#39;t a bad film and I watched it with pleasure. Yet Douglas fits better in a role as a charismatic manipulator and overwhelming bastard. A role as in u0026quot;Falling Downu0026quot; or u0026quot;Fatal Attractionu0026quot;. It was a pleasure to see him again shining as a sadistic,unassailable bad ass. Irvine also meets the expectations and apparently spent several hours in the gym. His upper body is more muscular than the one he showed in u0026quot;The railway man.u0026quot; His character stands in stark contrast to that of Douglas. An orphaned young man whose girlfriend just left him to start her studies at the university and for whom everyday life is financially more difficult than that of Madec. His battle against the elements in the desert was realistic and proved again he owns some excellent acting skills. Also the people of the makeup department deserve a pat on the shoulder.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe highlight of the film is undeniably the acting of Douglas. The sadistic game that he plays in the sweltering desert and how he enjoys seeing his prey slowly but surely reaching the end, is absolutely top notch acting. The absolute worst part is the denouement. Not that itu0026#39;s inconceivable (because everything can be bought with money), but itu0026#39;s so abrupt. An excellent movie with an intriguing interplay thatu0026#39;s being performed for more than an hour, is being reduced into a pale third-rate thriller in sheer 10 minutes. Was there a plausible ending, than this would have been a masterful film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMore reviews here : http://bit.ly/1KIdQMT”