The idea of the main character getting is some kind of loop hole, be it purgatory, her going crazy, the bermuda triangle or whatever is pretty interesting. For me especially the greek interpretation.

But holy shit was it boring. As soon as you pick up on the idea of the loop there's no reason to keep watching. You already know it'll end on her being stuck in there forever. There's nothing else there to keep it interesting or scary. Most incidents are clear to you one minute before they happen and all you see is things repeating themselves, but it doesn't add anything to the story and then you have to watch scenes multiple times.

The dialogue had some foreshadowing and meaning to it, but the characters were so cliche and at some times just dumb. (ex. watching the storm come and not immediately heading back). The acting was mediocre too. All the main character does is look confused/scared the whole movie, which leads me to my next point.

Being a horror movie it didn't scare me either. All she does is "act" like she's in a horror movie because there's literally nothing to be afraid of in the first 30 min and as soon as you get the idea nothing else happens or gets under your skin. The characters don't matter either, they're just there for the plot (ex the girl who drowns is there so you think it's her blood on the ship, which obviously it isn't) The cliched music cues and sounds were just annoying.

So yeah. The idea was ok, maybe great. I can't really say because the rest was horrible.

Highly recommend going in blind for this one. ***Triangle*** is definitely smarter than your average psychological mystery thriller. As I started watching I found it incredibly predictable, it's like your always two steps ahead of the movie the whole way through but... the final 15-20 mins were a total surprise I didn't see coming. That surprise elevates the movie as a whole and makes it pretty clever. Quite the guilt trip and I love the metaphors associated with it. Part of it is also left for interpretation which I love. A rewatch would do it good. Decent acting, ugly CGI in some parts but there wasn't that much, I like the setting and great job with the editing.

**SPOILERS:**
[spoiler]Why was her memory erased at the end?
1. Memory loss is simply the cost of getting a chance to go back to change the outcome. Or a side effect if you will.
OR
2. She died in the car crash and is somehow brought back to be punished by reliving what she did to her son. Some kind of purgatory.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]The biggest indicator for me is the taxi driver, he's crearly aware of the situation and how it all works. He's probably the guide/guard/whatever of this purgatory.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]But what bugs me is the fact that she wants to relive the whole thing again and that she's given the choice by the taxi driver. Why would she willingly go back to purgatory? Purgatory means you're dead, it's already too late to change things. The only two reason I see why she would want to do it again is if: 1) She thinks there's a way to change the outcome. Then it's not purgatory but she's still alive and trying to change things or 2) she wants to relive purgatory because she's feeling so guilty she feels she still deserves the punishment.[/spoiler]

I'm blown away. Many reviews will say this is a time loop movie. (I would think something like should be spoiler tagged, but that's just me.)

It is not a time loop movie!

What I love about Triangle is that everything that explains what's going on is handed to us on a silver platter early on, yet the important bits to fill in the blanks are parceled out to the viewer at a near-perfect pace throughout the film.

The protagonist, Jess, goes for a first date on a boat with another couple, a single woman who the woman in the other couple invited along, and Victor, a young homeless man who the owner lets live on the boat. Aaaand now that I write that, I wonder if there is any deeper significance to those characters.

The film is beautifully shot. Some of the CGI is awful but that doesn't negatively impact the experience. The way it looked just made sense. I got the sense of a story being shown, and no feeling of an auteur showing off. I don't mind artsy films, but this film was well served by being shot straightforwardly...even if it may not seem straightforward at times. You may wonder why the POV of the camera suddenly goes from straight on the characters to looking down in the characters' backs from atop a staircase. Things like that.

The music and sound design were spot on as well. I just liked this movie a lot.

**Fantastic Psychological Thriller!**

If you're browsing for movies to watch, go into this movie cold; without watching the trailers or any other reviews. A skillfully made thriller that reveals more details upon rewatching. If you enjoy mindf**k movies or science-fiction/psychological thrillers, you will love this film.

This review may contain spoilers.

I liked the beginning and end. The problem is the middle - I just felt like I was watching the same movie over and over. And over. 🙄 She didn't develop much as a character and not enough changed or happened to keep it from dragging on. Just a lot of her running around with the same expression on her face and slamming Hemsworth's head into the coat hook (ick).

Most importantly of all: get get a real bird to fly about or don't have one at all.