Film review- Get off my land

I recently watched 'Get off my Land', a short five minute film written and directed by Douglas M Ray, about a man and his girlfriend who go on a walk into the countryside, to then be confronted by a farmer claiming that they are on his land, the way in which the situation was dealt with added a comical effect to the whole film as it was unexpected to the characters, however if you pay attention closely you can sense the darkness of the farmer.

The farmer is played by Robert Glenister, who some may recognize from his role as a con artist in BBC's 'Hustle', personally I think Glenister was a great choice of actor to fit the role of the farmer mainly due to his cold looks and attitude which deliver a chilling atmosphere from when he is first introduced to the scene, the man is played by Rafe Spall and is probably the main subject of this film, Finally the woman is played by Ruth Wilson who has featured in Suburban Shootout and  Jane Eyre, she seems like the more sensible character in the film as she had come prepared for their journey, unlike the man and is aware of the dangers around.

we are introduced to Rafe Spall as the 'man' in the first few shots of the film as he walks uneasily across muddy fields and over wobbly gates, clearly not having come prepared for the country side environment as he is wearing white trainers and jeans, these first few shots are majorly effective as the give us an insight into the type of person the man is, one of my favorite moments in the film is when he is questioning the farmer about where he got his land, and without a doubt you can see by the farmers face he was not impressed, Glenister displays Cold and straight facial expressions the whole time he is talking with the couple he even talks with a very placid tone, which gives a sinister representation of him allowing us to realize he has something in store for them.

Overall I think this was good short film with a humerus side to and a good moral behind it, something I've always been told from a young age "Don't judge a book by its cover", as the couple soon found out as they assumed an old farmer would not be a worry or a threat to them, but they soon learnt their lesson and had to deal with the consequences.

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