When everybody was packing up and patching up, my eyes were glued to the screen for almost two hours. Yeah, that’s the runtime of The Gorge movie that Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller worked on recently. The trailer was ambushing me every Friday when I tuned in to stream new episodes of Severance Season 02 (seriously, Apple, can I just get my existential corporate dread in peace?). While I was putting my love for romances aside, The Gorge felt interesting enough to give it a chance. Was it worth it? The answer is in this in-depth The Gorge review!
Scott Derrickson Made Romance Look Hellish—or Hell Look Romantic?
Scott Derrickson has a history of delivering darkness on the screen, he did the same with The Gorge. If you think being romantic means all the sweet flashbacks, a breakup, and a climax followed by happily ever after- that’s not happening in this movie.
The man who gave us Sinister and The Black Phone doesn’t do soft and cuddly romance, he does romance that scars you.
And The Gorge? It’s Dark!
Before you dive in, know this: romance leads to utter chaos here, and also, to Monsters! Yeah, so if gorey faces, skull heads, and stuff like that turn on the switch of your nightmares, probably skip this one.
No offense, but if your comfort movie is The Notebook, this might just wreck your week.
Now, I am going to discuss the plot to add weightage to my review. So probably skip it if you aren’t here for spoilers of The Gorge.
The Gorge’s Plot is a Love Story Trapped Between Worlds
Levi (Miles Teller) and Drasa (Anya Taylor-Joy) are two gifted sharpshooters hired by a private company disguised as the military to keep creatures of the Gorge at bay. Both characters are on opposite sides of the Gorge with no permission or methods to contact each other.
But they use these lemons to make a lemonade that I found quite tasteful honestly.
Both start using notes to communicate with each other until the simple greeting transcends into a romantic bond.
Levi finds his hope to reach Drasa, that too in a rope!
Soon they meet, have dinner, make out, and you know the usual stuff happens.
While returning, however, Levi falls into the Gorge (won’t tell you how, see that for yourself). Drasa jumps into the gorge after him leading in a scuffle with the hellish creatures of the inside.
As they explore the gorge together, they come across a reality that is darker than anything that exists in the gorge. Whether alive plants or spiders with skulls on them, the secret topped everything.
So, you should check out the climax of the movie yourself- unlike Mr. Benjamin from The Guardian, who probably hated the movie, as his version of The Gorge review made clear, I kinda enjoyed it!
My serious thought?
Well, the moment they enter into the gorge, the plot becomes a little predictable. There was this movie a while back, Annihilation, it felt like it had some inspiration from there, and some vibes of The Last of Us too. But then again, all the efforts that visuals and the action took made the movie a worthwhile fun watch.
But to be very honest, for me, it’s a one-time fun watch. I don’t think I will feel like rewatching this one after a few years. It just doesn’t have that charm even though it’s a beautiful movie.
It’s just that, a beautiful movie indeed, but definitely not a classic.
So there you have it, my blunt The Gorge review. But give it a shot, maybe you will have a different thought.
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