Beyond the Woods
Beyond the Woods is a psychological thriller which follows Detective Reeves' investigation after Laura Bennett's death and the disappearance of her brother Jack. The suspect at hand is Laura's husband Andrew, who seems to be the only one to know where Jack really is. Detective Reeves must solve this never ending puzzle, as Jack's odds of survival are against him.
The trailer, the logline, and even the opening scene tease the audience with a different movie than what Beyond the Woods quickly becomes. Detective Reeves (Broadus Mattison: Riverdale TV series) pushes the photo of a missing person toward a man handcuffed to the business end of his desk. This is Andrew Bennett (Steven Roberts: Tully 2018). Between the recent suicide of his wife and the disappearance of his brother-in-law, he’s had a rough few weeks. The interrogation is heated yet one-sided. Taking on the textbook profile of the quiet neighbor who butchers his entire family, Bennett stays quiet. Reeves wants to know where Jack Rogers (Jeff Evans-Todd: Supernatural TV series) is. He might as well be playing tennis with a brick wall. Bennett pulls a threadbare favorite from the suburban Hannibal Lecter handbook: “The woods can be a very scary place, Detective.”
