Alex Reid and Jamie Draven star in first-time writer/director Simon Welsford's thriller concerning a young woman who washes ashore with no memory of how she got there, and is subsequently pursued by a mysterious assailant. Awakening on the wind whipped shores of the icy North Sea with no recollection of who she is or where she came from, a frightened woman suddenly realizes that she is not alone. When the man beside her regains consciousness, he instantly attacks her without warning or
provocation. Now on a desperate quest to regain her identity before it's too late, the woman begins making her way from the coastline to the crowded streets of London, where no one can be trusted and danger seems to lie around every corner. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A skilfully written and deftly controlled thriller that refuses to be bound by budget limitations, Jetsam marks Simon Welsford out as a potentially significant new director.
The film overextends itself a little as twist piles upon twist and in terms of narrative it's not entirely successful, but as a masterclass in microbudget film-making this is well worth a look.
Jetsam's saddled with a score that's as subtle as a pneumatic drill at 6am on a Sunday morning, but there's enough here to ensure Welsford should get noticed.
To mention echoes of Notorious and The Conversation would be to flatter Simon Welsford's first feature, but his keen sense of place and atmosphere point to a career worth watching.
Unfortunately the initially intriguing story eventually grows confusing and unconvincing as Welsford reveals some head-scratching twists in a clumsy journey through obsession, paranoia and betrayal.
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