GET DUKED! ★★★ (NR, 87mins) On Amazon Prime now
SHARP dialogue and even sharper casting power enliven this diverting comedy horror.
The set-up sends three dopey teenage delinquents on a punishment hike through the Scottish Highlands.
We don’t hold out much hope for leader Dean (Rian Gordon), wannabe rapper DJ Beatroot (Viraj Juneja) and pyromaniac Duncan (Lewis Gribben) when they are abandoned in the wilderness by their world-weary teacher.
Their first fright comes in the chirpy form of Ian (Samuel Bottomley), a nerdy do-gooder who is on the trip to complete his Duke Of Edinburgh award.
But soon an even bigger threat appears on a hilltop – the local laird (Eddie Izzard) is wearing a mask, carrying a rifle and spouting off about culling teenagers the way he does the local deer.
Not all the jokes work, but the young actors have good comic timing and pop video director Ninian Doff has a keen eye for the ridiculous.