Red Canyon

The plot is all over the place, the editing is terrible, it looks like they went for the first take every time and I kept expecting it to be smarter than it was. That said, the background music was okay and I laughed twice.

I don't know how anyone who has actually seen other movies would call this a movie with great acting. This movie is clouded with sophomoric scare tactics and so much melodrama that it was actually way more humorous than scary. I wont even address the ridiculous plot but i would like to thank the other reviewers on this forum who have referred to this as a great horror flick that "requires thought." It does require thought in the same manner that reading a Peanuts comic strip requires thought. There is nothing complex or creative about this film. I was hoping that this would turn out to be one of those hidden gems that somehow missed the popular audience and for the first 10-15 minutes there seems to be just enough promise to keep the viewer locked in. It quickly spirals from there however and manages to commit enough tacky plot drifts that it becomes impossible to forgive. Ultimately if your looking for an intelligent horror flick with decent acting keep looking.

Okay, so I decided to watch this movie because it has my favorite actor Justin Hartley from This Is Us, who plays Kevin Pearson in that show (and quite well, I might add). I knew this was going to be bad based on what I'd read but I thought maybe it would at least be fun to watch. It was not.

It was just plain bad. Not "so bad it was good." Just awful. There was literally nothing good about it. Don't watch it. Don't even think about it. Go do something else instead. Pretty much anything else would be a better use of your time.

Now there is another Red Canyon (a western), that I haven't seen yet. But by the looks of it, it is way better than this movie right here. So many flaws, so many bad things ... and even a Norman Reedus can't save it. While I haven't seen any of the Walking Dead yet (on my list, but so many other things to watch), this was way before he got famous for that.

So while you might have ended up here because of him, you probably will be very much dissapointed if that is the case. Don't waste your time, this is as weak as the rating make it out to be

Sad that someone from the film clearly went out of way to make fake reviews. Just silly scores as well.

The director failed to deliver any genuine chills or tension. The opportunities were there to have an ok redneck kills people film. Even with some quality actors involved he still couldnt create tension. To be fair....the script he had was also poor and nonsensical. Shooting friend in leg, pulling telephone wire out of wall and many more silly moments. .... Lot of scenes made no sense and some characters weren't explained or developed properly. Pointless motorbike riding scenes!? A motorbike accident scene that was supposed to be scary was just laughable Shaky and blurred footage edited far too quickly also grated. Even the violence and make up was poor. Shame. Had potential, good cast but all wasted with poor direction and even worse script. Don't bother.