Mercy Falls

Anyone remember the BBC Merlin series with Colin Morgan? Well, this is really just like an updated version of one of his adventures, only without the costumes, charm or dragons! We start with some lovely drone footage of the treetops before being introduced to Rhona (Lauren Lyle) who has assembled four of her friends to hike twenty-odd miles into the wilderness to find a remote cabin that she has inherited from her long-time estranged father. They havent a clue, but luckily Carla (Nicolette McKeown - who reminded me a lot of Rebecca Ferguson) is on hand and she offers to guide them on their quest. It turns out, though, that Carla has quite a psychologically malevolent streak and that Rhona and her mates are all rather fickle, shallow types ...

Deep woods adventure/horror in the wilds of Scotland

Five Brit youths pick up a stranger and embark on a two-day hike to a lost childhood cabin. After hostilities flare and tragedy strikes, will anyone make it back alive?

Mercy Falls (2023) is a backwoods thriller with stunning Scottish scenery, which is worth the price of admission. Brunette Nicolette McKeown stands out in the cast as Carla, as far as acting and charisma go, while raven-haired Layla Kirk is the most voluptuous as Heather. Its the latter's moral looseness that sparks what unfolds. I didnt find blonde Lauren Lyle appealing as Rhona, but she fits the role of an unassuming female that needs to rise to the challenge in an unexpected life-or-death situation.

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