Death Valley

Pretty good flick, acting good, scenario plausible, especially as the general idea to go anywhere at any time and use mind altering substances has become so prevalent. Wish our government would hurry up and decriminalize or legalize all this stuff. Clear out the stupid and stop them from breeding. LMAO

I'm a big fan of survivalist thrillers, which are hard to find, so when I come across one, I have to check it out. Deserted was ok, in my opinion. Not terrible, but not great. I was expecting something like The Canyon, which I loved. This one was slow. A lot of walking and not getting anywhere. Nothing more than that really.

I was apprehensive about a bunch of spoiled 20 somethings with a female lead, lost in the desert, and a female director. The men in the film were better treated than I hoped. The people still make questionable decisions but decisions weren't insanely stupid. The lead actress was likable also. Not a bad time spent on a rainy afternoon.

I thought this movie was gonna bore me. But the acting is intense! I'm a native SoCal, there's some areas in our deserts that you just don't go to unless you're well equip and hydrated.

Needless to say, the type of survivalist in this scenario was realistic and as scary. Mischa's character starts off a mystery and without giving the movie away watch how the characters truth prevails.

Great watch, now I let the movie play while I'm cleaning house, because the soundtrack is flipping awesome and the scenery is bliss.

The cinematography is splendid indeed ,enhancing magnificent but hostile landscape;the soundtrack for once fits the pictures,including such luminaries as Tom Waits whose tired hoarse voice works wonders .

As for the characters,they are clichés ,like in all the "survival movies" ,so fashionable ,mainly at sea when the heroes are lost in the middle of the ocean ; but no killer, no loony peasants,no trained former marines , just ordinary people who have to fight against the elements .I remember being once in this place ,and the temperature was "hotter than July' ,I was not able to stand it ;they say that at night ,it becomes icy but I did not probe it. It's unlikely that these people can survive several days without gallons of water ; even the old "inferno" in which Robert Ryan with a broken leg was crawling across the desert was more credible,

See it for the cinematography ,it deserves it.