Fall has finally arrived! For many of us horror fans, it’s the greatest time of the year. Out go the swimsuits and suntan lotion. In come cozy clothes, pumpkin-spiced everything and an excuse to watch our favorite genre films (not that we ever need one). But some of you may not be ready for summer to end. Perhaps you wish it never did. Well, I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to.
If endless sun and cool waves are what you crave, you can set sail with the cruise-ship set thriller, Triangle, streaming on Prime now. That is, as long as you don’t mind a little murder and time-loop terror with your tan.
What’s Triangle About?
Jess (Melissa George) and a group of friends set sail for an ocean getaway. After a mysterious storm rages, they find their yacht overturned and sinking. Lucky for them, a cruise ship appears in the nick of time to rescue them from drowning. But where is everyone? And who is that lurking around in a sack-mask like Friday the 13th Part 2’s Jason Voorhees? As bodies pile up and trust is broken, the shipwrecked pals discover escape won’t be easy. Because on this boat, time is merely a construct.
Let’s Do the Time-Loop Again…and Again…and Again
I love a good time-loop film. There’s the classic Bill Murray vehicle, Groundhog Day. Christopher Landon’s Happy Death Day. Triangle is up there with the very best of them. Unlike those examples though, you won’t find an ounce of humor in writer/director Christopher Smith’s film. From bow to stern, Smith washes the deck with pain and horror. Jess is the drowning single-mother of a special needs child. A storm cloud amongst the sunshine group that her best friend, Greg (Michael Dorman), has invited to join them. Her journey here reflects the cycle of depression. How it never seems to end. The constant struggle to fix our mistakes.
Dread’s own Tyler Doupe described Triangle as, “an atmospheric and mind-bending effort that’s likely to inspire first-time viewers to go back and rewatch to pick up on subtle cues and clues that didn’t jump out the first time around”.
I’ve watched Triangle several times now and still feel as if I catch something new with each revisit. It’s the Overlook Hotel on a cruise ship, where new questions arise at every corner and time-loop horrors appear in every room. One moment that sees Jess discover what must be one hundred variants of the same corpse fills my lungs with water. Triangle keeps calling you back like a siren’s invitation to discover more shocking revelations lurking below-deck.
As far as time-loop horror films go, I’m not sure there are any more haunting than Triangle. Not to mention mind-boggling in a way that rewards each rewatch. So, if you’re not ready for summer to end…or just want it to keep going forever…hop on this cruise into terror, streaming on Prime.
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