Starring Nick "Agents Of Shield" Blood we have three people going into the woods to find evidence of a big cat roaming freely.Irish made and with a one million budget you'd think this would deliver but instead is an excessively dark poorly constructed embarrassment.The one thing I'll say for it is that it wasn't predictable, to such an extent in fact that it's not what it's advertised to be and the front cover is yet another lie.Utterley unlikeable I don't see where the budget went and can only assume they had great catering.The Good: UnpredictableThe Bad: Lifeless Things I Learnt From This Movie: 1/4 movie covers are lies these days

We've hardly got to know American documentary makers Matt (Nick Blood) and Georgia (Melia Kreiling) before they are set upon by two shady looking characters late one night, as they are driving down a rainy road in North Devon. They are responding to an award of 25k to capture proof of wild big cats that have been roaming the area, and a petrol bombed car is presumably some local deterrent.As is often the case in Irish films like this, the location is wonderful. Bleak and rainy farmhouses filmed in gritty imagery, and endless roiling, grassy landscapes never fail to impress, and events become very interesting when tracker Fox (played by the excellent Mark Bonnar) is introduced and acts as a guide for the two across the moorland, immediately dismissing the 'big cats' theory. As Fox's impetuous nature increases along with the rising body count, the reactions from Matt and Georgia are hilariously real – although this is far from a comedy. The bodies have had their hands tied, and they realise that the true serial killer is human. Could it actually be Fox? The negatives of Xmoor: Firstly, some of the night-time scenes are simply too dark. Rather than conveying a feeling of panic and disorientation, it is just annoying that we cannot always make out what is going on. Secondly, why do the two leads have to be American? I ask this purely because the actors are not and, whilst both do a fairly good job, it is still noticeably feigned.Sadly, despite a promising start, things deteriorate as the finale draws closer. The second half of the film attempts to pile twist upon twist in a bid to constantly pull the carpet from under the audience's expectations. A couple of these are fine, but it becomes too much, a muddy series of shrieking and mild gore (getting rid of Fox, the most interesting character, so early on, is questionable).

A dark fog rolls over the moor. With a few quick cuts, the audience is placed in the shoes of a woman running for her life from a monster. The lighting is terrific, and the music ratchets up the tension till you can feel your heart racing in your chest. She screams at the top of her lungs, and then the scene ends.One could expect a beginning like this to be part of a creature feature, but instead "xmoor" is something entirely different. What starts off as a pursuit of a mythical cat turns into a game of cat and mouse from a demented rapist.I would not recommend this movie to anyone who dislikes disturbing content, because once you make it past the very methodically paced beginning, the plot spirals into a dark, sadistic hole.Although there were no blatant scenes of torture or extreme violence before I stopped, there was enough here to make me cringe. Below are the reasons I could not force myself to finish this film.1. The murderer is a serial rapist, and it is referenced that the killer pleases himself with the corpses of his victims.2. One of the main characters is aroused by the site of one of the dead women, and a very strong, sexually perverted reference is made as to his actions regarding the corpse.Overall, I thought the film was technically well produced, but very disturbing. I have hope for these developers, if they could produce something that did not contain such strong, disturbing content.Viewers beware, if you are in the mood for a nice, thrilling roller coaster of a thriller, look elsewhere. This is a slowly rising, tense, disturbing film that I would not recommend for the faint of heart.

I'm not sure why this doesn't have a higher rating on IMDb. I just saw this, and it was fun. It had a natural flow, and I liked the main character a lot. There was a twist at the end that was very unexpected. However, what happens to the bad guy was kinda silly, but it didn't negate the rest of the movie.Melia Kreiling was very believable, and she seemed believable scared throughout her time in the forest. I think we'll see more films with her in the future.I recommend this film. It's a solid, original thriller, and I'll watch it again. I gave this a 7-star rating.