The First 50 Minutes of This Apple TV+ Movie Are Incredibly Romantic And Mysterious
I really really think the first 50 mins of this movie make it a must-watch. Here's why.
The Gorge (2025), starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, is a genre-blending action-horror romance set atop a mysterious chasm.
The story follows two elite snipers from rival nations (Soviet / USA) assigned to guard a massive fog-shrouded gorge. The post is so secretive that a former guard tells one of the characters it might actually be a real portal to hell. It streams on Apple TV.
Should you watch it?
Well, on Rotten Tomatoes, about 60% of critics reviewed it positively, while audience scores hover around 75–80%, indicating many viewers found it entertaining despite its flaws. My take? YES! This movie is awesome, at least the first 50 minutes. But it devolves halfway through to a bad movie, but it’s one of those rare movies that the first 50 minutes are good, it’s worth watching the first 50 mins and then just fast-forwarding after.
Hint: Start fast forwarding once the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s song “Spitting on the Edge of the World” ends. Everything up to this point is perfect cinematic genius — a plot that gets you hooked, awesome cinematography, a perfect hybrid of romance, action, and mystery.
But once that song fades out, the film takes a massive nosedive into a boring and predicable action-horror film. Though, I suppose if you’re a fan of things like Resident Evil, you might enjoy the second half.
In the first half, Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy have fun chemistry and a unique love story that you really can’t top. I also give kudos to the sound design across this film, which was incredible.
