Three English chaps; Family Man, Cockney and Scouser, take a trip from Essex to rural Wales intending to make a business deal and neck some beers. Unfortunately, rather than a weekend of profit and fun in the land of dragons, they have a couple of regrettable run-ins with local nationalist farmer and all-round rum bugger, Joshua Richards.
Things take a turn for the Deliverance (without the 'farmyard roleplay') and what should've been a fun few days becomes a right ol' mess.*
Good to see David Scholfield in a small role, we think he's a quality actor.
This was written and directed by Chris Crow (who also done the enjoyable, under-rated Panic Button) who is himself Welsh. I hope for the poor chap's sake this doesn't have any autobiographical content.
Taken on face value (and I don't think I'm missing any subcontextual subleties) this is an excellent thriller/horror that retains a consistant, realistic dread-vibe. The only flaw is the brief twist at the end which was predictable and a little disapointing. Only a small grumble though.
Well worth a purchase.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1595838/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devils-Bridge-DVD-Joseph-Millson/dp/B005X94IP6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333149963&sr=8-1
7/10
Perkin.
*Wales is an odd place, many years ago I saw, well, a U.F.O. there. I'm not a mental, honest.
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