To be honest, I didn't go into this with the highest of expectations, it's a horror movie that a cost little under 200k to make, so the production values were always going to be low.
However, I have seen Hannah Fierman in a few other films (Siren, VHS Creepshow) and quite enjoyed her performances so I thought I'd give this a go.
It's about as original as you'd expect from a film of this ilk, group of obnoxious hipsters go into a secluded area for camping and drinks and become trapped and are hunted down and killed, you get the idea.
This one however, goes into a different direction to most films of this type and it strays more into the human organ harvesting issues that go on in places like Turkey and Egypt's dark underbelly. The idea has been done before (Turistas) and it can be really un-nerving and uncomfortable to watch if done correctly.
However, correctly done is not what you get here, it's ham fisted, poorly acted, poorly shot, poorly lit and the effects, what few there are, are pretty dreadful, I'm looking at you fake CGI gunshots. There's little to no gore apart from a few blood splatters and blood stains here and there, most of the kills are all done off screen or shot in a way that you can't decipher what's just happened. There's a really painful fight choreography scene near the end, which is cringe worthy to sit through. Without spoiling it, there's a fight scene involving 2 people and somebody involved with one of the people about to fight, nudges his partner and says 'Here, watch this' as if something really epic is about to happen and what we get is one of the most poorly filmed, poorly choregraphed and uncomfortable to watch fight scenes you will ever witness, it's so bad.
Most of the actors range from absolutely awful to mediocre. The guy who plays Eli is decent enough but everyone else are just bad, even Hannah Fierman, some of her line delivery is terrible here.
There's some representation in this, that is actually done correctly for once, so I'll give it that, there's a lesbian character who actually fits in with the story and the group rather than simply feeling shoe horned in to fit a narrative and it feels natural rather that you being hit over the head with it. Take note Hollywood. Unfortunately, the actress playing her isn't much cop. But then, neither is anyone else in this to be fair.
The ending is, well, it's bleak and it's different I'll give it that but it did leave a nasty taste in my mouth and nothing really gets wrapped up, maybe they're saving that for a sequel (please don't)
All in all, it's a well intentioned but really poorly made horror film with very little horror in it, the micro budget shows in spades but some people might get something from this as long as their expectations are low enough.
I did read one other review on here where the writer claims this to be the 'Film of the year'.... Just, No lol.
