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They say every story about love, friendship and betrayal extols a key lesson in virtue and morality. This is not one of those stories. Jonah (Munro Chambers), Richard (Christopher Gray) and Sasha (Emily Tyra) have been friends a long time... maybe too long. Following a ferocious bust-up, Richard tries to make amends in the form of a sailing trip on his family yacht. After all, a friendship is the kind of ship that never sinks until the yacht breaks down and the trio are left stranded in the middle of the ocean. As food and water supplies start to sink and rivalries, dark secrets and sexual tension start to surface, the question becomes: which of these three broken humans will run out of air first? (Arrow Films)
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Pour un long métrage qui a l’air d’être une œuvre d’étudiant, Harpoon est un film de genre bien écrit et bien interprété. Les trois personnages pas vraiment sympathiques à bord du bateau sont étonnamment faciles à accepter grâce à l’authenticité de leur représentation. La combinaison de mensonges, d’amitiés douteuses et de relations amoureuses secrètes fonctionne bien. La surprise finale est tirée par les cheveux, mais elle s’accorde à la nature légèrement « série B » de Harpoon. Le sang et le côté un peu répugnant du film renforcent dans une mesure raisonnable l’attrait de ce conflit « intime » pour le spectateur.
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Harpoon est un thriller-comédie assez rude qui coïncide magnifiquement avec la sortie du film The Lighthouse. En effet, tous deux peuvent servir de guide du parfait petit marin à qui souhaite apprendre tout ce qu’il ne doit pas faire en mer pour ne pas mal finir. Ici, les trois protagonistes concernés font absolument tout pour provoquer le destin, ce qui constitue une bonne base pour une comédie très noire. [Sitges 2019]
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Simple but fun. Three people pretending to be friends (or partners), a boat, jealousy, hypocrisy, lies… and a harpoon, that unfortunately doesn’t get as much screen time as one would expect given it made it to film’s title. But even then, three cunning friends manage to turn a trip in the open seas into hell. And when you believe you are in safe waters, with unpretentious, unambitious, a million-times seen tricks of the genre… well, I’d be lying if I said I was expecting the final twist. For that surprise, I’m rounding up the bill. 7/10
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A very pleasant surprise from Canada that came out of nowhere. The film may sound simple at first glance, but at its core it's a fairly intelligent and properly black-humored spectacle. A trio of friends are stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean, and aside from the classic struggle for survival, there's also sexual tension, rivalries and dark secrets that subtly surface. The actors are likeable and it is very entertaining to watch the hell they experience on the yacht. The film is also pleasantly gritty in the finale and there is one surprising twist. The narrator's monologues are also perfect, giving a guide to how to survive in such a situation, and it's unexpectedly funny and smartly delivered. 75%
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Imagine Polanski's Knife in the Water on acid with a dash of cannibalism. This intense tale follows three characters, all with their own skeletons in the closet. Harpoon is a fun, fast-paced romp that can be both brutally rough and darkly hilarious. It expertly walks the line between black comedy and gripping survival thriller — never taking itself too seriously but still delivering some heavy moments and striking violence that will jolt any viewer.
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