Wilderness (2006) 7/10

Starring : Toby Kebbell, Sean Pertwee, Alex Reid, Ben McKay, Stephen Wight, Lenora Crichlow, Luke Neal, Karly Greene
Director : Michael J Bassett
Running Time : 91 mins

A group of male young offenders travel to a deserted island for a survival weekend but when they get they not only do they find another group, consisting of female young offenders. When their instructors, Jed (Pertwee) and Louise (Reid) are killed by trained attack dogs, the two groups have to work together against the maniac who trained them.

This had the distinct feel of a Neil Marshall film to it, and not just because it featured Sean Pertwee. There's a potential for subtle humour in this situation that doesn't meet its full potential, with the overly violent deaths steeped in terror rather than parody. It bears similarities to Marshall's Dog Soldiers, minus the paranormal element, but the film it is most similar to has to be Severance, which is basically an outright comedy version of this movie.

You’ll like this if you liked : Severance