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...it caters to a specific audience. namely those who enjoy movies like "i spit on your grave" or "they call her one eye".

while this is obviously not a high budget film it certainly does not "feel" cheap like some reviewers here claim. i suppose these lucky people have never had the "pleasure" to see a "cheap" film. don't be fooled. the entire presentation, camera work, sound, music and acting are solid...no more, no less.

someone also wrote that this movie had "nothing to say", which is almost comical considering the kind of film we are dealing with here. films like these do not focus on "story" or "character development". they mainly try and trigger basic human emotions in the audience by simple means and with varying success. it's called "exploitation cinema" and as mentioned before, it's not for everyone.

that being said i found the ending of this film to be uncharacteristically thought-provoking. ultimately it does have something to say and as a result manages to lift itself slightly above most of it's genre brethren.

fans of the genre won't be disappointed.

Men are drawn to anger or vengeance in a very primal form, from display of injustice to random road rage. There's something viscerally fascinating about people trapped in extreme predicament, and this movie capitalizes on this so well. With only three simple acts, it's a startlingly engaging clash of personalities, although this may get a tad overly intense or violent.

Story follows a group of friends while they are on vacation. Unfortunately, one of them steps on a landmine. Thus they find themselves in precarious position, especially when they are harboring a nasty secret and an unfriendly local stumbles upon them. For the sake of not revealing too much, the plot is not complex, in fact it's very streamlined to more effectively convey the emotions.

This is also not a big budget movie, its presentation practically hinges around the small cast of actors. There are many continuous shots at play here, each scene would resume for a good few minutes, giving the characters plenty of time to plead, antagonize or scream at each other. It doesn't have much gimmickry, often relying on the human drama to carry each scene.

It's a steady approach for thrill that's astonishingly effective in its simplicity. Audience would be engrossed in the struggle just by the sheer grim of the situation. However, this also creates a couple of problems. One being that the condition itself is rather implausible, mainly exaggerated for dramatic purpose. The second is the use of violence, this is by nature a very visceral story, even though it's mostly psychological, but it might not be everyone's cup of tea.

Landmine Goes Click does one thing very well, as soon as it triggers there's a very intense mentally exhausting and gritty human drama, it's a cavemen reaction and a surprisingly compelling one.

PROS: To start off, the acting in what should've been a poor film, was in reality very well crafted. Each character was injected into the plot with so much finesse that you couldn't help but feel what they felt. The actors took on some deep, deep circumstances and they pulled them off phenomenally. All the scenes in the movie were so separate while staying just as significant to the central point. The idea of mini stories coming together to create one big one was creative and like no other. This made for an unconventional build up of tension, but it wan't bad. I liked the mini climaxes, and the character development that this set up created. But overall, I enjoyed the creative style of the progression of intensity and the acting which helped carry this dark film.

CONS: A simple thing that one could point out was then ending. I enjoyed the climax getting us to the resolution, I just didn't like the resolution itself. The reason for me not liking it was probably because it didn't enhance the movie for me. The requirements for a "technically" good ending is to clarify questions that help inform the watcher while simultaneously not taking away from the watchers overall viewing experience, to leave a lasting impression, and to enhance a point at which the film was trying to drive home; that can be anything from self preservation, blood must have blood, or even horror is fun. But this movie just missed the mark on a few key elements of a good hardy resolution.

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Don't be fooled by the good reviews which have obviously been written by people involved with the making of this or have a vested interest in it making some money because this is quite simply the worst film I have endured in some time. From the opening aerial shots of model countryside and houses through to the end, the whole film is imbued with amateurish writing and rank bad acting. It is predictable in its entirety. I watched the whole film with a vague sense of disinterest as I could not connect on any emotional level with the characters. the lead bad dude was laughable and just plain annoying followed closely behind by the rest of the cast. The only actor that may possibly have a career on this display is Spencer Locke, the American girl who at least displayed a bit of emotional depth. Truly a low budget mess of a movie

The difficulty reviewing a film like 'Landmine Goes Click' is that its one of those rare films where the less you know going in, the better. The set up is that 3 American friends (a couple and their mutual best friend) are on a walking/climbing holiday in the beautiful and remote Georgian countryside. Things take a turn for the deadly when one of them accidentally steps on an old landmine, a leftover from the war that ravaged the country a few years ago. What happens from here is so full of twists and turns that to say any more would definitely spoil things so I will advise not reading much about the story (or watching the trailer) before watching. Needless to say the story goes off on brutal and twisted tangents throughout that definitely keep you interested. The direction, acting and cinematography are all solid, the real outbreak star being the gorgeous Georgian landscape. The film isn't perfect. Some scenes drag on a tad too long, and the pace dips a little in a couple of places. I also felt that it should have been 'nastier' but maybe thats just me. There is limited on-screen violence. Having said all this I do recommend the film to anyone prepared to try something different. It definitely makes you think as the credits start rolling. The film certainly doesn't go where you expect it to, and ultimately these days, thats high praise in itself.

6.5/10

If you don't like slow burning thrillers, you may want to stay away from this. How far will some people go and what are they willing to sacrifice? Human nature is a tricky thing. There is sometimes evil in the weirdest places and this should not be confused with anything racial or racist, it is about people. And not all are nice. Even if you may think they are or they look that way.

If you can stomach that (and more, boy is there more to deal with, which I can tell you, as a normal person, you will have some issues with it), you may be able to watch this. Enjoying this would make you seem like monster, parts of it that is. And still the movie is more than one landmine that goes click ... But in the end: is it worth it?

Ok- So this was discovered to watch,after seeing a clip via TikTok.

Can honestly say wasn't horrible,but far as how it ended could of been a little better.. This includes questions being answered,like did Chris report a crime? From what Daniel did,the rape or Alicia dying?

Any consequences come to Daniel,as they did to the rapist & his family?

The cut from Chris & Alicia being in the ditch to the climax felt rushed,as though middle pieces got edited out.. Why have questions.

Actors to acting was fine,suspense was decent enough & cinematography ok.

If you want a story about revenge gone wrong & a popcorn flick,worth checking out but don't feel it was a masterpiece.

Not worth seeing,again.

This is one of those movies where I constantly had mixed feelings about it. Sometimes I thought the movie wasn't going anywhere, plus that the acting is not the greatest but at the end I thought it wasn't a bad movie at all. There were some scenes that were hard to watch. Scenes where I wanted to jump out of my couch and beat the crap out of some characters but when I think about it, it is a good thing that I felt like that because it means that the story got to me. At one point I thought it was never going to end and one character in particular was really annoying me. It's a low budget movie, with no outstanding actors, but the story all fits together at the end. It's about revenge and it gets emotional. Moral of the story, don't do to others what you don't want to be done to you.

That "Chris" guy might be the worst actor I've ever seen.

Hello there,

This is my first review so... it won't be very great. But as I find myself troubled sometimes whether to watch a movie or not, I thought I might help others about this movie.

So here is what you should do depending on what you like:

Watch it: if you like strong psychological movies that show the real human nature, those movies that make you succumb into deep thinking after seeing it. Maybe not the best example but kind of like The Stanford Prison Experiment, if you saw it.

DO NOT watch it: if you're only looking for a movie to pass time, it will be terrible for you unless you just discovered your new passion for psychological movies.

Hope my review will help many people with deciding whether to view this movie or not.

It happens 1 in every 5 movies or so. Some know it all comes on here and claims all the reviews are fake because the movie didn't live up to what they expected. They are the real ones who ruin this site.

Movies are subjective. Some will enjoy this and some won't

personally I thought this movie was exceptional but had a few flaws.

the ending was great

7.4

This is one of them "it's so atrocious it's actually hilarious" films. By god, the writer is badly addicted to porn. Or maybe he watches a lot while writing, that's the problem when having to write on laptops with wifi nowadays.

This was also like misogynistic Vince McMahon wrote a movie. Vince made a female wrestler bark like a dog in the ring once. Our writer here made the girl crawl like a dog and pick her underwear up with her teeth. Actually he made two different actresses do that, and probably for scale plus ten. This isn't just embarrassing for the character but the poor girls working on an indie set.

This film is one of the most disturbing, hard to watch films I've seen in a long time.

I feel like I need therapy to recover from it!

Won't be watching again.

Gona go rock in a corner now.

I read all the reviews on here and thought, yeah, another stitch-up job where all the friends on production get together and post fake reviews. But I gave it a shot anyway and, guess what, this delivers and my assumption about fake reviews were blown out of the water. The movie maker, Levan Bakhla, is obviously inspired by the other great movie maker Michael Haneke and it reminded me of Funny Games, one of my favourite movies. Yes, the story can be improbable at times but that doesn't detract from the suspenseful way the director carries you along. It's not your usual revenge movie where the baddie gets his comeuppance, but it comes pretty close to it...with interest. I was totally held by the whole thing, especially in the last thirty minutes.Sterling Knight does a good acting job as Chris and is quite scary. Its ending will have you discussing with friends the outcome. All I can say is, well done, Levan Bakhla. You sure know how to direct a good movie.

Despite its awkward title, "Landmine Goes Click" is a decent low-budget psychological thriller that uses its limited resources effectively. It's basically a tale of revenge that goes awry, giving rise to another revenge plot. However, it seems like it could be a much better film in more confident hands. The director seems more concerned with keeping the film in the PG neighborhood than pushing the envelope to make it more terrifying, startling or disturbing.

It's surprising to see "nudity" as one of the plot keywords, as there is no nudity. However, the film desperately needed nudity, especially for Alicia's character, as it would have made her more vulnerable and made Ilya creepier. Instead, the scene seems very self-conscious. It seems obvious the director is avoiding nudity and the choices of costume, blocking and lighting make little sense other than to preserve the actress's modesty and possibly the film's chances for a PG rating. There is a reversal of fortunes plot twist that is so difficult to see that it requires explanation in a later scene. Part of the problem seems to be that they simply ran out of time and light, but the contrived blocking also detracted from the scene's impact.

One distracting aspect is that the characters often seem to be miming actions. Alicia frantically digs a hole, but doesn't move much dirt and doesn't get dirty. A Rottweiler attacks somebody, but doesn't actually bite. Ilya fiddles with his beehives, but doesn't remove any honey. A family sits down to dinner, but nobody eats anything.

Sterling Knight does well in the lead role. Spencer Locke isn't given much to do with a fairly one-dimensional character, but doesn't do much to make the character more interesting than it was written. Ilya seems to have his hands tied. He could have been much more menacing and done more in the first half to compel the actions that follow. With one character stuck with his foot on a landmine, it falls to two other characters to give the scenes both tension and dynamics, but they circle one another like wary fighters without doing much interaction. There is little physicality to their conflict and their verbal sparring is hampered by language barriers.

The events in the first part should have given rise to two acts of revenge, but only one is seen and it's the less important of the two. A huge chunk is left out of the middle that would have entailed a police investigation which would have made some characters aware of the actions of another character, but somehow it didn't happen. The plot seems a bit contrived.

The movie consists of basically two lengthy set pieces. It feels a bit like a stage play and might be very effective as such.

The camera-work seems to be nearly all Steadicam, but it's done fairly well. The camera movement is slightly distracting, but not nearly as bad as in many films.

The first half is a little slow and uneven, but the film picks up steam with the second act when some roles are reversed.

Wasn't sure if this one was good or bad cos some of the reviews hid the fact they were crew blowing smoke up our a.rses, so I gave this a watch and it was soon dreadfully apparent it was a stitch up amateur garbage film trying to trick people into watching it.

Just because you CAN complete a feature length film with lights camera and sound doesn't mean you SHOULD do it. You have to have something to say and this movie had nothing to say. Just some kids who's parents bought them a couple of canon 5Ds, editing software and a drone for Christmas.

The key is to have a good idea and the idea for this movie is tenuously slight, and that slight idea is stretch so thin it collapses. It didn't have to. with good writing, direction and acting it could have been something, maybe, maybe those things could have made a tense story out of this but we end up with an annoying insulting waste of time. More media clutter to get in the way of anything really insightful or entertaining.

Alicia and Chris make the most naive choices.

They absolutely fail themselves.

Meanwhile... I did not expect the final act. That was seriously a Give Yourself Goosebumps moment.

I definitely recommend an alternate final act; however, the film is generally entertaining. I did fast forward through one part.

I am extremely amazed by the apparent positive reviews this film has received on IMDb. I am also amazed that it (at the time of writing) has 6.4 stars!

This film is nowhere worthy of either and I highly suspect there is some shenanigans involved somewhere.

Anyway, based on the description of the film, and the reviews on here I thought it could be worth watching. Something out of the ordinary and possibly interesting.

Unfortunately this was not to be. The acting is OK - nothing special and certainly no outstanding performances. The story is unnecessarily protracted and filled with useless and tedious dialogue - obviously to give enough material to make the time in the editing room.

The story is very predictable and hardy shifts in either location or interest.

This film may have had some merit if it were a LOT shorter - certainly no longer than 30 minutes.

As it is - I would give it a miss if I were you.