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- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 41 m
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 41 m
Summary Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip. Nothing could prepare them for what follows.
Written By: Matt Palmer
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 41 m
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 41 m
Calibre
76
6.4
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Summary Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip. Nothing could prepare them for what follows.
Written By: Matt Palmer
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
76
86% Positive
6 Reviews
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14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
76
86% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The character dynamics are recognizable in the way they hew to genre conventions. But the details provided in the writing, and by the two leads’ performances, add distinctive details and dimension here. This makes the film’s harrowing action all the more believable.
Calibre is a thriller, but one that’s rooted in reality rather than the fantastical or absurd; edgy and tragic.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
6.4
58% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
32% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
6.4
58% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
32% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
To some, intent matters far less than actions. ''A German- Jewish writer named Kurt Tucholsky wrote, 'The opposite of good is good intentions". On the moral scales, guilty feelings are what guide people to atonement. If I can simplify the movie Calibre(Directed by Matt Palmer), in the silhoutte of Scottish highlands, I believe the above line would do justice. The script is written at a steady intervals of depicting, the friends, Marcus & Vaughn, reflecting their true self vs the aspiring self. Director Matt Palmer introduces the friends Marcus, as a risk taker, adventure seeker, with no commitments. Vaughn is shown as caring boy friend, expecting father, thrilled family man, clear in his conscience, but fargile, when it comes to handling Marcus.
Vauhn realizes he has got into a terrible flux with Marcus and there is no way he can escape. There is a moment, even Marcus would realize, why did he turn into a criminal. The movie revolves around both the characters, being the protoganist, & also the villains. Director Matt has represented the shades of their fragility & evilness in appropriate proportion. In the end, the suspense is all about how the villagers faciliate punishment for both the friends.
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Powerful. The consequences that follow an all-too-common instinct to cover one's tracks, as well as going against your sense of right & wrong, seem inevitable and earned by basing every step on very distinct characterizations. The writing is superb, brought to life by well-cast actors. For me, this was an unforgettable film.
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If nothing here is exactly new, it’s the sheer, breathless precision and momentum of Calibre’s assembly that keeps it startling.
A brutally effective little thriller which rings welcome changes on hackneyed urbanites-vs-backwoodsfolk templates.
On a beat-by-beat basis, writer-director Matt Palmer’s feature debut skates close to the edge of cliche – only to swerve suddenly in an interesting new direction almost every time.
The smouldering animosity of an impoverished small town towards two outsiders, combined with the contained tension as a precarious alibi collapses, one chance event at a time, means that the film should resonate with audiences looking for effective genre material.
Matt Palmer’s film is an engrossing but unsurprising swirl of self-preservation instincts, grief, panic and terror. It achieves pulse-pounding only once, and rarely strays from the predictable path set for it.
Wow, amazed this was Scottish. Couldn’t really blame the pair it was an accident. That’s the trouble with Scottish people at times they always want to stir the trouble and take matters into their own hands. Casting was excellent and although low budget this movie certainly did better in terms of ratings than the others of the same genre.
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That movie looks familiar we all did see films similar to it that's for sure , The thing is it looks so real with these ineradicable stars that acting makes it special that you'll live the moment , You would rewind that scene where it all begins I give that credit to Writer and Director Matt Palmer which is his first long movie by the way , Lets get real now right after the main scene you'll see a huge drop of the enjoyment you'll know whats going to happen and recall some similar movies that where it make it less interesting so 6 stars for me is fairly enough can't rate it more than that the ending was so bad and I don't think this will make it to the memorable movies list it will just be good at its moment.
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Awards
BAFTA Awards, Scotland
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 3 Nominations
Edinburgh International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination