The film moves along at a satisfying pace, it is not fast moving, but the actual exploring of the tunnels and creepy passageways is so interesting it doesn’t need to be fast moving at this point. Will we see these two brutes again? Was Kris in on it? And just what were these two guys doing down here in the first place? They release their dog and the Chinese girl bashes it over the head with a plank of wood. The massive German’s tell the group to leave, and demand to see the photos already taken.
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You begin to wonder if this guy can be trusted, and in a superb scene where two giant brutes, dressed like skin heads and with a signature violent dog in tow, you wonder if this is all a set up. I suppose people out there really are that trusting, and really would do this? I wouldn’t, and especially not after watching this! There are some very clever moments and facial expressions from the guide which can be intentionally misleading. I understand the couple, but the French girl and Chinese girl are clearly nervous, and once everyone realises no one knows each other, a sense of panic and mistrust sets in.
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Now, my first concern, and possibly only complaint with this movie is why four strangers would do this in the first place. Tonight they will literally go through Hell, but not before they get some pictures! Indeed, but these sightseers don’t know it yet. Kris (Max Riemelt) is their guide, he meets them in a car park, leads them through the nightclub, through a secret door and announces “welcome to the darkside of Berlin”. The strangers are made up of the two main characters, boyfriend and girlfriend Denis (Nick Eversman) and Lucia (Nathalie Kelley), a French student named Marie (Catherine de Lean) and a Chinese girl called Juna (Brenda Koo). The idea of this is known as ‘Urban Exploring’, and it is something which does actually happen, although people may think twice after seeing this.
They hire a guide who will illegally take them through murky, dark, damp tunnels beneath a nightclub in order for the group to get photos and videos of otherwise unseen attractions. This is a horror, but not one that can be pigeonholed into just one horror genre, there is a lot going on here, and thankfully all involved are splendid and help carry an already brilliant story.įour strangers arrive in Berlin with a plan to see areas of Berlin shut off from the public, no go areas if you will.
In case you hadn’t guessed, I liked this, and while I don’t believe it will suit everyone’s taste, those who do watch it and enjoy it (I use that term carefully by the way!), will be recommending this to other horror fans. Although director Andy Fetscher has clearly been influenced by the previously mentioned films, he has the brains and the balls to use those influences, very well I might add, and create his own unique vision of madness and menace. Urban Explorer is violent, don’t get me wrong, but there is far more intelligence on offer here, and the film leaves a horrible, lingering thought in one’s head, and you will come away from this feeling like you have just been through an ordeal. Some will also probably compare it to Hostel in places, but this shock fest is much better than Eli Roth’s vision. German horror Urban Explorer has been billed as a cross between The Descent and Creep, and I couldn’t agree more. Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic
Starring: Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman, Klaus Stiglmeier Urban Explorer (2011): Released 5 th March on DVD & Bluray Starring: Klaus Stiglmeier, Nathalie Kelley, Nick Eversman
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