&lt;div class=&quot;track&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.22.2/19928?ns=guardian&amp;pageName=Retreat+*+review%3AArticle%3A1646885&amp;ch=Film&amp;c3=Guardian&amp;c4=Cillian+Murphy%2CThandie+Newton%2CThriller+%28Film+genre%29%2CFilm%2CCulture&amp;c5=Unclassified%2CNot+commercially+useful%2CFilm+Reviews&amp;c6=Peter+Bradshaw&amp;c7=11-Oct-13&amp;c8=1646885&amp;c9=Article&amp;c10=Review&amp;c11=Film&amp;c13=&amp;c25=&amp;c30=content&amp;h2=GU%2FFilm%2FCillian+Murphy&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;standfirst&quot;&gt;A neat, tense thriller from a first time director that provides a decent role for Jamie Bell&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here is a workmanlike suspense thriller directed and co-written by newcomer Carl Tibbetts. Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton play an anxious couple making a tense return to an utterly secluded island; this is to be a &quot;retreat&quot; for them, a place to heal their emotional wounds. The CB radio which is their only means of contacting the mainland goes dead, and then they encounter a sinister stranger played by Jamie Bell, who has a terrifying story to tell. Is it the truth? Or is it a manipulative lie? This is a neat, well-crafted three-hander, making good use of its location; it really is a meaty role for Bell, who lets rip in what might be his most eye-catching part since Billy Elliot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;rating&quot;&gt;Rating: 3/5&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;related&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/cillian-murphy&quot;&gt;Cillian Murphy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/thandie-newton&quot;&gt;Thandie Newton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/thriller&quot;&gt;Thriller&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;author&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/peterbradshaw&quot;&gt;Peter Bradshaw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;terms&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk&quot;&gt;guardian.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; &amp;copy; 2011 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our &lt;a href=&quot;http://users.guardian.co.uk/help/article/0,,933909,00.html&quot;&gt;Terms &amp; Conditions&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/feeds&quot;&gt;More Feeds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;clear:both&quot; /&gt;