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This inspirational true story was filmed at a slow meandering pace that held little tension or build up. The acting was average and the film lacked creativity and character building. With the setting of the mountain wilderness it should have had more stunning cinematography. The film is interspersed with interviews of the real people and ends with some information/updates and pictures of the family and of the person who made the film. Although I believe, and respect, that it seemed to stay true to the authentic story, in someone else's hands this could have been a more engaging and moving piece of work IMHO. 5.5/10 stars for me.

Why this went to theaters is beyond me. Bad acting, bad cinematography, and the director should have researched Maine Wildlife cause we don't have giant millipedes nor jungle birds. Pretty sure the majority of the film wasn't even filmed in Maine. Now as for the story, severely altered from the truth, and aside from the search it just follows a boy walking through the forest, nothing exciting or dramatic. Frankly the whole film was quite boring. They should have gotten Ron Howard to direct, maybe he could have put some life into the film. Direct to Streaming was all this film deserved and that's being generous.

Story based on a true event when in 1939 a kid is with his family trying to climb Mt. Katahdin but they all wimp out and the kid gets pissed and runs off, only to get lost for 9 days in the wilds.

Sad to say this is a long, dreary film with amateurish acting. There are some old interviews with people involved and even some actual newsreel footage when the kid is saved. But the story is badly told. If I remember right, this premiered this past summer at the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville.

For me the real cheat is that the entire film, despite the title, was made in Upstate New York and some Katahdin shots were actually just a model of the mountain in a studio. There's also stock aerial footage. No Maine. The family was actually from Rye, NY and only summered in Maine a few years.

Also, there's all this baloney "lore" about the Indian spirit that haunts Katahdin, which I never heard before in my life. It could be true, I suppose.

Good story, badly told.

Period film set in 1939 from the Christian/Conservative "Angel Studios", though other than the odd prayer here and there, the religious element is not that obvious.

Production values are high but the whole thing feels more a generic streaming product rather than an actual film. The characters are paper-thin, forgettably-drawn and I didn't warm or connect to any of them. The film is supposed to be about how a boy survived for days in the wilderness, but other than catching a fish once, all of the nuts and bolts of his survival are missing. The majority of the film is just people walking in random woods with no sense of place and no landmarks for the audience to navigate by.

It's shot with expensive cameras but then so are TV adverts for package holidays, and I'd find it hard to tell the difference, so I can't recommend it as either a story or a work of art.

This review will be relatively long winded, but I have personal connections to this movie and the book it was inspired by. I was born and raised in Maine, just a couple hours north from where this took place. The first thought I have are that Sylvester Stallone has even more of my respect for producing this movie. My second thought is the sadness that Donn never lived long enough to finally see his story on the big screen. This movie was a long time coming!

When I was very young in school, probably around 1992, and about 6-7 years old, we read this book in school. I've read hundreds of books when I was younger, but this one was special, because it was real, and it was in our own backyard.

After we read it, our entire school went to the auditorium and Donn Fendler himself told us his story. It was even better in person. There are several things that happened that are not in the book, and not in the movie, perhaps things that were more personal to him, or things that readers would be skeptical of.

From my home town, on a clear day, we can see the peak from 120 miles away in a few areas of high elevation, especially in the spring when the white snow on the top contrasts with the surrounding green forests, The mountain is not the tallest in the country by any means, but when you see it from 120 miles away, and you look at the MASSIVE amount of thick, pristine wilderness that surrounds Katahdin, surrounded by smaller mountains, lakes, rivers, and massive trees that run as far as you can see to the north and the south, you get a sense of how insignificant you are.

The thought of being lost on that peak as a grown adult with survival skills and being extremely familiar with this area is intimidating. Even though I am healthy and experienced, there are many things in these forests that can take the life of even the most experienced Mainer. The way this movie captures that sense of danger is perfect. From a person that has hiked the regions of the northwest, Alaska, and even the White Mountains nearby, Katahdin looks small and tame. However, that mountain will break you down, and the forests that surround will swallow you whole, and you will never be seen again. A 12 year old boy, with no experience, no survival gear and no training WILL NOT survive even one night under these conditions. If you recall, the first night on the summit, the temperature was BELOW freezing. He was soaking wet from the storm, then the temperature dropped into the high 20's. He didn't even have a jacket, nor could he make a fire for warmth. He did not even have food to even give his body a chance to survive. Yet, he survived. And yes, this is 100% real. This is a true event.

These are some of the thickest, oldest forests in the world. The Appalachians are the oldest mountain ranges on Earth. Millions of years have ground the peaks down, and they are now covered in extremely dense forests. Some areas barely see sunlight, even in the summer.

There are tales of strange creatures, mysterious disappearances, and other phenomena that bend the mind. The natives were here long before us, and the majority of the state is named by the natives. The names of counties, rivers, lakes, towns, and mountains are all directly from the natives.

The creature in this movie that visited Donn is not some illusion. It's not a fairy tale to make the story entertaining. It didn't only appear to him one evening and disappear.

It spoke to him, it showed him where to walk, and what to eat. It protected him from wild animals, including several large black bears, of which one was a mother protecting her cubs.

I commend the producers for putting this in the movie. For people that know the story, we know that this story is full of unbelievable paranormal and inexplicable facts, and we see these mysterious elements woven into this movie in a way that the casual viewer will not quite catch. It does not give skeptics the ammunition to scoff at and talk bad about it, but, it also carries the truth just below the surface.

In conclusion, I've been waiting 30+ years for this movie to finally get made. It's crazy that it took this long, and it's very sad that Donn was never able to live quite long enough to finally be able to see his story on the big screen. But, at least knowing that the legendary Sylvester Stallone had taken this project on personally, I am certain that Donn would have been at peace when he left us.

Rest in Peace Donn Fendler!

If you're looking to waste an hour and a half of your life, go ahead and watch this trash. But if you actually value your time, stay far away. The acting is terrible especially the mom. She's told her son is missing and reacts with a smile on her face??? What kind of mother does that?? Absolutely awful performance.

My wife and I were looking for a pleasant, not difficult movie to watch after our usual Saturday steak and wine dinner. We found this one streaming on Peacock. We enjoyed the viewing.

It is a dramatization of events from the summer of 1939. A family had been planning a fishing trip but dad had to change plans because of work. So instead he took his twin sons on a hiking trip up one of the mountains in Maine.

One of the twins, Donn, was the headstrong one of the two. He was more likely to get angry and perhaps do things he wasn't supposed to. As they are hiking, led by a friend who was experienced there, the weather started to become threatening. Instead of agreeing to go back with the others he took off on his own, confident that he would be OK.

So the movie is about his survival, lost on the mountain for at least 9 or 10 days, I lost count. Search parties turned up nothing, his family started to fear the worst. But his dad had always told him, if you find a stream follow it because it will lead you to a river and you could follow that.

A nice touch is the movie interspersed with interviews with family and friends apparently made in the 1990s. Plus even some low quality B&W news footage from 1939.

This is pretty plain movie but well made and tells an interesting story.

I enjoyed Lost on a Mountain in Maine. This inspiring story of survival has strong acting and moving messages with beautiful cinematography and landscapes.

This movie is based on the true story of twelve-year-old Donn Fendler (Luke David Blumm). After getting separated from his hiking party, Donn gets lost on the highest mountain in Maine. All the odds are against him, so can he survive long enough to be found?

Donn's story was written about in a book with the same name as this film and the book inspired the making of this movie. Two of the producers were very fond of it growing up. One of them, Ryan Cook, read the book in fourth grade and was lucky enough to receive a visit from Donn in his class, and from then on, he wanted to see a movie made from this story. The other producer, Dick Boyce, developed a fondness of the book from his father who tracked Donn's story on the radio when it was happening. When a film had yet to be made, Cook and Boyce decided to make it themselves, and here we are. Throughout the film, we get to see actual footage of interviews of people involved in Donn's search - Donn's family and, eventually, Donn himself, with each video marking somewhat of a new chapter in the movie. There are quite a few tips that I learned from this movie that will be helpful if I ever find myself in the same situation as Donn. Luke David Blumm as Donn Fendler portrays Donn so well; I could really feel all his emotions. Paul Sparks, as his father, and Griffin Wallace, as his twin brother perfectly portray their roles. All of them together create an incredible tension that really drew me in emotionally to the story.

This movie has many messages about the values of family and being resourceful. There are some risky behaviors portrayed in this movie that young children shouldn't try to replicate and some scenes that might be scary for young children.

I give Lost on a Mountain in Maine 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. It comes out in theaters on November 1, 2024. By Katherine S., KIDS FIRST!

I loved that clips of people portraited by these actors were interspersed into the film.

The director has a keen eye and it is obvious that he is a student of great film. Instead of critiquing the acting, light, sound, cinematography etc... of the film I found myself quickly immersed in the story. Always the sign of a great film.

I found myself comparing the boys relationships with their parents to my own relationships with my own daughters. This film brought out more emotion in me than I expected.

My hat goes off to the cast and crew, especially the director who it seems has really stepped up and hit a home run at such an early mark in his career.

Invoked as much fear in me as the book did when I was a child. Very glad Stallone directed and though I am not a fan of Ethan Slater, he did a wonderful job. It could have been more intense at times, and there are certain scenes that did not feel like the Maine woods (ie, the feeling of COMPLETE quiet and isolation). Other than that, fantastic! And now I am trying to meet word count lol. I am born and raised in Maine and have met Donn Fendler multiple times. Up until very near his death, he would visit schools in the state. I wish he got the chance to see this movie! He was a very sweet and spry man and I hope his family enjoys the film.

Speaking as a Mainer, this is a great Maine story don right. Authentic to the era (1939) it's a true story of a boy lost on Mount Katahdin, a preserved wilderness unlike any other park. Inter cut with actual interview clips from rangers, family members and friends, it has an authentic feel that a regular movie could not duplicate. The actors do a great job. The emotions between mother and son, father and son, brother and brother ring completely true to life. The one drawback is that much was filmed in New York and for Mainers it sure doesn't look like Maine; others won't notice. This is a perfect film for kids age 10 and up. A real family film. We need more of those. Take your kids, your grand-kids, go yourself; you won't be disappointed.

This movie was an emotional roller coaster that deeply resonated with me. It vividly explores the boundless lengths a parent's love can reach, showcasing unwavering determination and sacrifice. The boy's relentless courage for survival and the father's concealed affection, hidden beneath his stern rules, were portrayed with profound depth. The climax was masterfully crafted, leaving a lasting impact, and the movie kept me thoroughly engaged, even during the midnight hours-it's impossible to look away! This movie is perfect for family viewing, including kids, as it offers valuable lessons and heartfelt moments. However, on the downside, it could have delved deeper into the boy's survival journey. For instance, while he was shown catching a fish and eating berries and lichens, it left me wondering-was that all he lived on for seven days? Expanding on these survival details would have added more depth and realism. Nevertheless, it's undeniably a great movie with a memorable ending!

Lost on a Mountain in Maine is a breathtaking cinematic experience that will stay with you long after the credits roll. This film masterfully tells the true story of Donn Fendler, a 12-year-old boy who gets lost while hiking with his family in the unforgiving wilderness of Maine. What follows is a gripping tale of survival, courage, and the indomitable human spirit.

The film is visually stunning, with sweeping shots of the rugged landscape that immerse you in Donn's harrowing journey. The cinematography perfectly captures both the beauty and the danger of the mountains, creating a sense of awe and isolation. The performances are equally impressive, particularly the young actor who portrays Donn with remarkable authenticity. You feel his fear, his determination, and his growing resilience as he faces the challenges of navigating the wilderness alone.

Lost on a Mountain in Maine is more than just a survival story; it's a testament to the power of hope and the strength of the human spirit. It's a film that will leave you feeling inspired and deeply moved. Don't miss it!

I liked the movie. I think it is well done. The acting is good beside the mother. Absolutely incapable of acting one single emotion, which kind of degrades the movie, but beside her, the others did it well. I am always amazed at kids that can act. Specialy kids of today. They are usually so pressured because of social media, I haven't seen any good acting since this movie. I don't know how the actress who plays the mother got the job though. Come on... all she could do is smirk. Anybody can do that. The hardest part to watch was when she should be sad that her son is lost... how in the hell did she get the job in the first place... change career woman, you're too uptight for this.

I loved the fact that this true story was filmed part movie, part documentary. It is a beautifully shot movie and well acted. I do wish they would have hired an actual 12 year old to play Donn. The actor they hired does a great job but is obviously not 12. Another criticism I have is that in most shots the wardrobe was the right period but it all looked new, like it had been purchased that day. That's how most of the Hallmark movies look. Like the cast walked out of a JC Pennies catalog (boomer reference). Details like that throw me out of the illusion and make me aware that I'm watching a movie. A perfect choice if you have a hard time finding family friendly content that's uplifting. The movie was time well spent.

Lost on a Mountain is an inspirational film and unless you enjoy this type of film, I usually don't, you may not find it all that interesting. Well cast, well acted, directed to perfection, the entire movie hinges on the performance of Luke David Blumm who hits a home run with his nuanced and emotional performance. Paul Sparks is equally as good as his father. The film is also beautifully shot with gorgeous cinematography. The recreation of the late 1930's is also well done. It's refreshing to see a film that obviously has been put together with care and even better that it's based on a true story. I thought the story of a kid lost in the woods would be boring, but the movie is assembled and edited in a way to make it fascinating and ultimately a real tear jerker.

I loved the movie! I'm from Brazil and had no idea it was based on a true story. I honestly just saw the poster, thought it looked cool, and went in without knowing anything. I was completely pulled in. The film was so well made, visually stunning, emotionally powerful, and full of tension. The kid definitely makes some frustrating and even dumb decisions at times, but that's what makes it feel so real. He's a kid, after all, and kids don't always make the smartest choices, especially in a situation that terrifying. That just made it all the more heartbreaking and intense to watch. What a wild, gripping, and unforgettable experience. I'm really glad I watched it. My next step is to read the book. I'm so curious to see how it compares.