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Introduction to Edge of Fear: Netflix Movie Review

Has it been awhile since you’ve watched an “A Cabin in the Woods” type movie?  As you may know this movie type is about a group of people either surviving or succumbing to unfortunate events. 

If you have not, or would like to watch a movie of this genre, then you may want to check out the 2018 movie -- Edge of Fear. Check out my movie review of Edge of Fear to find out more.

Plot of the Edge of Fear Netflix Movie

As I indicated above, the movie Edge of Fear is about “survival of the fittest, or the smartest" -- given the situations these characters find themselves in. The characters are a rather unsavory group of inmates -- one of which is the head of a cartel in Mexico. He is taken from a prison bus by a group of people led by another criminal leader. They, of course, will butt heads with each other. This is especially true after their mode of transportation is destroyed and they have to trek their way in the woods to a solitary cabin where a group of friends are together.

The events in the movie Edge of Fear center around the actions, sometimes horrendous, that occur when the group is allowed inside the cabin -- and of course they take over the cabin as well as the people inside.

Actors in the Edge of Fear Netflix Movie

There are no big name actors in the film, Edge of Fear, even though one of the leaders’ faces looked familiar to me. For the most part, to my knowledge, these are actors who have never been in block-buster films. That being said, I think with one exception, they all did an adequate job in their acting roles.

The actor I am singling out as an exception and who could have delivered a better performance is Lin Shen who played the part of the doctor who after being severely injured managed to perform some Macgyver inspired maneuvers to get himself out of various situations. In my opinion, he was not convincing in his role, especially when he was severely hurt. I noticed that he frowned at least once after being injured when really he should have been grimancing throughout most of the movie.

The Most Unrealistic Happening in the Edge of Fear Netflix Movie

Of course, this movie is a made up story with exaggerated actions, including violence. However, there is one circumstance in the movie which is highly unlikely to happen even if the story is fabricated.  Without going into details, the incident involved the use of battery acid fluid in a bottle.  

It was a puzzle to me how the injured character would know that he would have to use this especially when he could not foresee what the other characters would possibly do in the future.  

As an aside, I’m sure he was making noise as he dragged himself behind a counter near the enemies with the battery acid -- Yet they did not hear anything suspicious or look around the area. This in my opinion is highly unlikely to ever happen.

Assessment of the Edge of Fear Netflix Movie

The movie, Edge of Fear has some violent and graphic scenes and should not be watched by anyone under 17 years of age. The Edge of Fear movie may hold your interest, if only to find out all the different methods one of the characters used to sleuth himself from being found by his enemies.

Rating of the Edge of Fear Netflix Movie

Based on a rating of 1 star to five stars with five stars being the highest, I rate the Edge of Fear Netflix Movie 2 stars.

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