A group of coworkers, employed by an international weapons corporation, embarks on a team-building company retreat in remote Hungary. When the employees get lost on the way to their lodge, they end up at an abandoned inn with no food or way of finding their way back to civilization. Trying to make the most of their trip, the team decides to continue with their planned activites. But soon they start to suspect that they may not be alone in these woods, and it may be more than just their jobs they are fighting for. "Severance" is not your average horror film, as there is plenty of smart black comedy thrown in which keeps the mood simultaneously light yet suspenseful. The characters work well together, despite all fitting into somewhat stereotypical roles (the company moron, the company cut-up, and the token hottie, to name a few). Luckily, the story is clever enough to not completely pigeonhole the characters so that they are still able to step outside their given boundaries and surprise the audience (even when you think you have it all figured out as to who will live and who will die). The film fulfills all the prerequisites of a standard-issue slasher movie: suspense, gore, and gratuitous female nudity. But the witty humor, taut story, and eerie Eastern European location make "Severance" a memorable stand-out.
3 out of 5 stars
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