The Precipice (2018) User Reviews

Minimum budget and missing plot

[ajknexlang · 3/10 · 19 May 2019]

The only thing I thought was done well was the camera work.

I have absolutely no idea what the plot was supposed to be, the costumes looked fresh out of the laundry machine, the characters are running almost the entire movie and are never actually out of breath for more than a few seconds, the Foley team did a terrible job matching levels, and the the only suspense was created by playing edgy music while the two characters run for the whole movie. I also feel like there wasn't a single person in production who had ever laid hands on a firearm which makes zero sense considering the only characters in the movie are military.

Some Kind of Kink

[bemyfriend-40184 · 3/10 · 13 June 2021]

Skinny girl tosses a 200+ man around like he's a beachball. No storyline at all. Whole movie is them running through forest, while she physically and verbally abuses him. If this sort of thing arouses you, then you'll be aroused. If not, then you won't like this cheaply made stink-bomb of a film.

Amateurish staging and directing!

[Harry_Wild · 2/10 · 12 August 2019]

I know it is low budget but they should hire someone who knows small arms to stage more realistic holding of weapons. The lady has a chance to pickup an H&K assault rifle but past it up. In the last scene, they have chance at a submachine gun but past that too. People would always upgrade their weapons if they are under potential threat. She carry's a small Beretta compact model 92 pistol but does not know how to point and grip to shoot. Trigger finger are way to far apart and could never fire in an instant. Other characters do pretty much the same. These actors in this movie do not have any experience with firearms.

The movie is mostly all dialogue scenes between the woman and the captive man and plenty of running around the woods scenes. No real action in the entire movie other then the last scene which is very brief, 5 seconds long. It not worth the 70 minutes!

A fast-pace thriller with a bite of Australian charm

[kensalmatt · 10/10 · 19 November 2014]

Watched this at a film festival recently and was not disappointed. The tension will keep you squirming on the edge of your seat right up to its astonishing climax. Australian cinema has never looked so fresh with great performances from the lead actors. It's hardly surprising coming from the country that gave us Mad Max (a post-apocalyptic genre film not too dissimilar to this one) but it seems like the new generation of Ozzie filmmaking is here to stay as this well-oiled machine of a movie ramps up the bar for independent thrillers. With great production value, stunning locations and a cracking script, fans of white-knuckle flicks like Blue Ruin or Run Lola Run should definitely check this one out.