An excellent black comedy, handsome thriller and a tall story that keeps you guessing as it unwinds. The genuinely ridiculous plot (a man pays a couple of goons to 'pretend' to kidnap his wife in order to get his paws on his in-laws' 'ransom' money) is completely credible as mighty plans fall apart, spiralling ever more beyond the protagonist's control and leaving us marvelling at the complex stupidity of human nature. A modern classic.

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For most intelligent people the idea of going away with a group of work colleagues on a team-building weekend is horror enough, but for the hapless employees of Palisade Defence they have more to contend with than just the usual soul-sucking turgidity of paint-balling and raft building. From the director of 'Creep', 'Severance' is a comedy horror with likeable characters (apart from the nasties), a good script and plenty of the red stuff, and, while it ain't no Shaun of the Dead (not romantic en find out more...