Engaged and pregnant, Nadja (Nanna Blondell) and David (Anastasios Soulis) travel to the north of Sweden for a hiking trip to hopefully check out the northern lights. A little parking lot scuffle involving scratched cars, racism, and dead deer turns into something much more sinister, turning their romance under the stars into a real nightmare.
Sleeping in their tent wayyyyyy out in the middle of the snowy nowhere and “keeping warm,” they suddenly notice lights on the horizon that aren’t northern. Outside the tent, a red dot appears in the middle of Nadja’s chest, and then David’s head. They can’t see anything, but a red dot would make anyone nervous. Trying to get back to their car, the gunshots start. The first to fall is their dog, Boris. Poor, innocent Boris. But no time for mourning! Unknown psychotic gunmen are out there, apparently very upset about some cosmetic bumper damage. Cold and increasingly wounded, Nadja and David are chased out into the frozen wilderness where crazed shooters are only a portion of their worries. Survival becomes all-consuming and increasingly unlikely.
Director Alain Darborg’s movie really has nowhere to go but deeper and deeper into the fray and we go limping along with it. If you’re in the mood for a harrowing movie about constantly almost dying, this might be right up your alley, or across your frozen tundra or what have you. The pursuit is relentless and after a while, borderline monotonous. And then there’s a twisty ending that’s kind of infuriating because it comes out of absolutely nowhere and is kind of unfair and totally unearned. But there it is. If you’re in it just for the action I bet you can overlook it but if you were hoping for a good, satisfying movie, keep moving, it’s best to look elsewhere.
Ok, pass!
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This sounded interesting until the first death. Not a fan of furry friend deaths on screen. Great post!
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“The first to fall is their dog, Boris.” Yep, that’s when the movie would have lost me…
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Onto the next…
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Why does the dog always have to die?! I knew it the second that poor thing hopped into the car.
I quite liked there being a twist but I definitely lost all pity for the couple after it.
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Thanks for the warning, Jay. I recently began watching true life crime stories on cable TV. Far more harrowing and disturbing than Red Dot!
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Charlee: “Red dot? Laser pointer? Can we chase it?”
Lulu: “I don’t think you guys want to chase this particular red dot …”
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This would probably make a good summer movie, with high temps and sweaty days. Now? It’s too cold for a cold movie.
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