There is a clarity of direction here by Matt Palmer that is enviable and he has crafted a nearly flawless film, technically speaking. This is a film that strives towards solid execution over everything. Undeniably Calibre features fantastic performances, polished directorial movements and editing and out of this world sound design. Not that there's anything wrong with that. A tense thriller set in the Scottish countryside. It is not a unique tale nor is it even a blistering new twist on this well-trodden path. There they get drunk and mixed it up with the locals until mistake after mistake spirals them into nightmarish oblivion. Vaughn (Jack Lowden) and Marcus (Martin McCann) are just two lads who have been friends since military school who are taking a hunting trip to a nowhere rural part of Scotland where everyone knows everyone. What makes a film engaging for you? Is it execution? Strong and interesting narratives? Relatability? Seeing something you’ve never seen before or accomplished in unique ways? If it’s the last, Calibre is not the film for you.
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