Seraphim Falls definetly capitalizes on the concept of opening a film in media res. Brosnan is camped out in the woods when he's suddenly ambushed by a posse led by Liam Neeson. This flows into a cat and mouse hunt not too dissimilar from First Blood. And then into a chase across the frontier. The movie moves from episodes of Brosnan having to escape from Neeson and his team or other dangers. To its credit its in constant movement and doesn't worry with dumping a load of exposition on us out of the gate. However, as is later revealed, the motives and morals of these two characters might be a bit more complicated than it initially appears. But like so many of these sort of action thrillers it descends from a solid first act to a wavering second one to a third that spirals out of control.
Review of Seraphim Falls
