The Gorge (2025), directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Miles Teller (as Levi) and Anya Taylor-Joy (Drasa), is a bold blend of romance, action, and sci-fi horror. The story follows two elite soldiers stationed on opposite sides of a vast, mysterious gorge, tasked with guarding it from whatever lurks below. As isolation and danger close in, their duty turns into an unexpected connection, one that blurs the line between love and survival.
Visually, the film is stunning. Cinematographer Dan Laustsen captures the haunting beauty of the desolate landscape, while Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score heightens the tension with eerie precision. The gorge itself becomes a character, vast, menacing and strangely hypnotic. These technical elements combine to create a world that feels both otherworldly and grounded in raw emotion.
Where The Gorge stumbles is in its pacing and tone. The first half builds slowly, sometimes too cautiously, while the second half erupts into chaotic action and creature sequences that clash with the intimate romance at the film’s core. The genre mix is daring but uneven, and some of the deeper mysteries about what lies beneath the gorge never reach their full potential.
Still, the chemistry between Teller and Taylor-Joy carries the film through its rough patches. Their evolving bond brings heart to the spectacle and gives the movie an emotional pulse that lingers beyond the credits. The Gorge may not fully master its ambitious blend of tones, but it remains a visually gripping and emotionally charged story about connection in the face of fear.
Memorable lines / quotes from The Gorge (2025)
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.” — Levi
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” (T.S. Eliot)
“If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.” (Jean-Paul Sartre)
“Everything is a dangerous drug except reality, which is unendurable.” — (Cyril Connolly)
“There’s a lot more green in your eyes than I was expecting.” — Levi to Drasa
“They chose me because I was expendable.” — Levi
“No attachments. No one to miss me if I disappeared. Nothing to live for except the next mission. But now it’s all flipped, and I have everything to live for.” — Levi
