Gone (2007/III)

Director:

Ringan Ledwidge

Writers:

James Watkins (written by) and
Andrew Upton (written by)

Release Date:

9 March 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The trip of a lifetime.

Plot:

A contemporary psychological thriller in which a young British couple travelling through the Australian...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Shaun Evans	...	Alex
Scott Mechlowicz	...	Taylor
Yvonne Strahovski	...	Sondra (as Yvonne Strzechowski)
Amelia Warner	...	Sophie
Victoria Thaine	...	Lena
Jessica Lemon	...	Teenage Cashier
Zoe Tuckwell-Smith	...	Ingrid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amelia Cormack	...	Gail

Also Known As:

Middle of Nowhere (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The last motel that the 3 stayed at in the movie is located on Werna Street, Winton, Australia. The building has changed very slightly in appearance (as in 2008), the staircase that we see Sophie walk up and down is not there and a small new building is now situated where Taylor parked the van on arrival.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Sophie tries to escape in the van, she is having problems starting the van. She is using her right hand to switch the key ignition on. When she stalls again afterwards and Taylor tells her to start it in neutral, her hands are clearly on the steering wheel when the van starts.

Soundtrack:

CHOIR

A study in psychotic behaviour

In this film a UK couple travelling across Australia, pal up with an easy-going American who turns out to have a 'dark-side'.

This film scores in the respect that the way the American gradually reveals his hidden character is quite subtle. He manipulates the couple into turning against each other and then uses the chasm he creates to perform a divide-and-conquer type operation.

The film falls short in as much the female, as the easily duped girlfriend, isn't quite believable, and seems so gullible that if you told her with a cute smile that her panties were on fire she'd probably go and jump in a lake. Although I think this can be accounted for by the script.

Also the ending is quite silly.