Eye Candy #396 - "Triangle"

Triangle:  Not a straight horror movie, and with sci-fi undertones, “Triangle” isn’t a “check your brain at the door” thriller, due its fairly intricate structure based loosely on the myth of Sisyphus.  Jess (Emma George) is the single mother of an autistic child.  Overwhelmed by taking care of her special needs child, she joins some friends on their boat for a day of sailing.  However, they are caught in a very strange storm that overturns the sailboat and forces them to seek shelter on passing freighter that is unoccupied but not derelict.  Suddenly, she’s surrounded by murder and bodies and things are not as they seem nor do the rules of physics appear to be working correctly.  I won’t ruin the hook here, but it’s interesting enough to keep you engaged how it plays out, though the kicker is very Sisyphus-like (the repetition of tasks as punishment).  So it‘s like “Groundhog Day“, but with murder and spookiness, not a “haunted ship“ movie.  Reminded me a lot of “Memento” for some reason (the plots aren’t similar, though). The accents on the all Australian cast as Americans are fairly solid (gee, remember when Americans used to play Americans in film?).  Some gore (not a lot; gunshot wounds, that sort of thing).  Entertaining time-waster.  Woodchuck sez, “Worth a look.”