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      Backtrack

      R Released Feb 26, 2016 1 hr. 30 min. Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for Backtrack: International Trailer 1 List
      30% 40 Reviews Tomatometer 39% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A troubled psychologist (Adrien Brody) returns to his hometown to uncover the truth behind his strange visions. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 02 Buy Now

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      Adrien Brody remains a compelling presence, but those contemplating a screening of this muddled paranormal thriller are advised to Backtrack immediately.

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      Larry L This is a very good movie. A bit confusing at the beginning but if you stick with it it turns out to be a really great ghost story. Highly recommended Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review inta k interesting movie with cool storyline Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/11/24 Full Review Victor W I might have seen Adrien Brody in another movie, possibly in a movie called Predators, but I was truly amazed with his acting ability here. His acting in this movie was certainly Marlon Brando-level acting in The Godfather. The movie itself was believable, despite having several plot holes, but Brody's acting was undoubtedly Oscar-worthy... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/12/23 Full Review Ronald H Adrian Brody has the perfect face for the protagonist of "Backtrack," a quiet and understated thriller in the vein of Shyamalan's "Sixth Sense." He plays Peter Bower, a psychiatrist in Australia who harbors ghosts from his past, along with the grief of losing his young daughter in a car accident. (I'll leave it to the experts to decide if his Aussie accent is credible). Peter never smiles, and his wife apparently suffers from chronic depression. He seeks advice from his friend and fellow shrink Duncan (Sam Neill), but their encounters are mostly fruitless. No spoiler here; you'll figure this out quite early in the film: All of Peter's patients are dead people who perished in a train crash in 1987. Peter and his friend Barry were witnesses, and it appears that the derailment was caused by the two of them stupidly leaving their bicycles on the tracks while spying on kids making out in the local lover's lane. Or maybe Peter is just imagining that. Conscience stricken and guilty, Peter returns to the town of his youth, where his father (George Shevtsov), a retired cop, is not particularly happy to see him. I'll end the synopsis here, but suffice it to say that things get progressively weirder. Brody plods through this film slump-shouldered and haunted. It's a good performance, and the atmosphere of the film is unrelentingly dismal. There are few well-placed jump scares as the ghosts from the train appear in front of Peter, but "Backtrack" plays more like a psychological puzzle than a horror movie. In the final act, we learn the solution to the film's mystery. It's surprising, with Freudian undertones, and the story transitions into crime / thriller territory. Observant viewers will notice the recurring "train" theme through this movie, and the climactic scene involving a train is superbly scary. "Backtrack's" slow, deliberate pacing may tax the patience of some viewers. But thanks to Brody's performance and Michael Petroni's deft direction, it kept me interested and confounded until its big reveal. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review Tina K Supernatural mystery. Creepy kid. The beginning feels a bit surreal since chunks of it didn't make sense to me, but I suppose that's the point since it seems to be a reflection of the leads mind? The film's "atmosphere" is so quiet and moody that I didn't realize Adrien had an accent until 20 minutes in. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Ian S excellent movie better than its rating Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/31/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Luke Buckmaster Guardian Backtrack has a classy, downcast aesthetic that feels a bit like an old piece of furniture melted down and turned into celluloid, or a film infused with the fabric of a chesterfield. Rated: 3/5 Jun 15, 2016 Full Review David Stratton The Australian Backtrack starts promisingly but becomes wildly improbable as it proceeds. Rated: 2/5 Jun 10, 2016 Full Review Godfrey Cheshire RogerEbert.com Along with excellent work by cinematographer Stefan Duscio and composer Dale Cornelius, Petroni elicits sharp performances from his estimable cast, especially Adrien Brody. Rated: 3/4 Feb 26, 2016 Full Review Jason Adams The Film Experience Backtrack, whatever it cost, feels costly, bloated, crammed with screaming CG ghosties that pop out at the screen screaming when the director needs to goose us Jul 2, 2021 Full Review Allie Gemmill CineVue Backtrack plays as a tightly-wound drama working through themes of redemption and forgiveness. While it follows familiar genre beats, the work being done here is thoroughly engaging. Rated: 3/5 Apr 8, 2019 Full Review Naila Scargill Exquisite Terror Adrien Brody puts in a reliably earnest performance, but it's not enough to save an idea that remains in need of fleshing. Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A troubled psychologist (Adrien Brody) returns to his hometown to uncover the truth behind his strange visions.
      Director
      Michael Petroni
      Executive Producer
      David Evans, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross
      Screenwriter
      Michael Petroni
      Distributor
      Saban Films
      Production Co
      Screen NSW, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Screen Australia, See Pictures
      Rating
      R (Language|Disturbing Images|Violence)
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 26, 2016, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 9, 2016
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