If you’re tired of online dating, why not try being stationed alone in a watchtower by a mysterious chasm? The latter method turns out to be surprisingly successful in The Gorge, as director Scott Derrickson’s (The Black Phone) new sci-fi thriller doubles as the world’s most unlikely meet-cute.
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The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) and Miles Teller (Spiderhead) as two highly skilled operatives who connect across the titular gorge. But their love story isn’t the only thing on their minds. Unknown horrors lurk in the depths below them, and it’s up to the two of them to guard the gorge’s secrets — even if they don’t know them themselves.
These sci-fi and mystery elements create a fascinating puzzle for The Gorge to solve. It’s a shame, then, that so much of the film’s runtime is spent on a romance that ranges from inoffensively cute to horrifyingly cheesy, threatening to undermine The Gorge‘s intrigue at every turn.
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