Odyssey – FrightFest 2025 Movie Review
First Reaction – Odyssey is tense spiral into the underworld.
Where to Watch
Odyssey had its UK Premiere at EIFF and London Premiere at FrightFest Icon Film Distribution presents Odyssey in UK cinemas from 7 November.
Director: Gerard Johnson
Writer: Austin Collings, Gerard Johnson (Screenplay)
Cast
- Polly Maberly (Muscle)
- Mikael Persbrandt (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
- Guy Brunet (Oppenheimer)
- Jasmine Blackborow
- Rebecca Calder (Wrath of Man)
Plot: Natasha Flynn, a coke-fueled London estate agent, hides her crumbling life behind luxury. When loan sharks offer cash to hide a kidnapped agent, she’s dragged into London’s seedy underworld, leading to a bloody, chaotic showdown.
Runtime: 1 Hour 50 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Odyssey starts when hot-shot estate agent Natasha Flynn (Maberly) finds her life spiralling out of control. Her confidence shines through and a new apprentice Dylan Rose (Blackborow) learns from her. However, Natasha has a style to get results, but her debts have began coming back to haunt her.
Natasha must repay her debts, and it forces her to find the money she owns. However, the loan sharks are going to push her to the limit and test how important her money is to her. Natasha must face the consequences of her actions if she is going to say her career.
Verdict on Odyssey
Recap
The movie follows a hot-shot estate agent whose lifestyle has began catching up with her. She faces the loan sharks who want their money back and must battle her addictions to save her career. However, it comes at a price she isn’t willing to pay.
Best Parts
The performance from Polly Maberly is fantastic, she dominates the screen with her confident character. However, the events she her see her life spiral out of control and needing to fix things. It is her performance which carries this movie to the next level throughout the movie. Elsewhere, it shows how easily someone can see their life of luxury ripped away from them and taken to a new level.
Worst Parts
The action involved is intense, but it seems to leave things in a strange redemption story, which never feels justified for Natasha.
Final Thoughts – Odyssey shows the spiral from the luxury life.
