In the Forest

I am always annoyed at the argument that a low budget movie can not be judged by the standards as big money productions. I strongly disagree with that. The inconsistencies throughout the movie and lack of acting talent where appalling and have nothing to do with the budget. Absolutely not worthwhile to give it a shot. I regret having spent the time on it.

Where do you begin with such a movie as this? The story, screenplay, plot - whatever you call it doesn't make it any better, the so-called acting was in most cases peurile. I always wonder HOW any of these people make a living! Plot - totally nonsensical and it was played as if neither the director, writer or producer had made up their own minds if it was a black comedy or drama or what genre it actually fitted into. It certainly wasn't TERROR or HORROR. Was there ANYTHING that the character Emily wasn't afraid of? Didn't like blood, descending into the basement, guns. Just the type of person you want to stake your life on in a life-threatening situation and every time a situation cropped up that she didn't like she went and found herself a cupboard to hide in.

This is one that needs to be given a wide berth.

This movie HAD potential, but lost it, starting when the lead characters (the mother & daughter) arrived at the campsite. Thus, was the beginning of flaw after flaw after flaw. The mother gets into an argument with the daughter & acts more like a little kid than the daughter. The mother lacks ANY common sense in emergiency situations & can't make rational decisions. When the daughter is confronted by a psychotic teen, she leaves her best weapon (a shotgun) & runs (toward the psycho) into the RV bathroom to hide. Teens are not as stupid as this girl portrays. I don't have enough room to continue with the flaws in this movie. DON'T do like I did (watch the entire flick)... be better than me; watch something/anything else (twice).

If you can find acting worse than this, then it's being done on purpose. Bad acting, bad script, un-endearing characters, bad story.

Family gets their RV stuck in a two-inch hole on dry, solid ground (for real), then Gramps gets a near-lethal wound from a flying nail.

Stupid woman then panics and runs through a forest...

Oh, forget it.

I went into this with an open mind, knowing it was going to be an "innocent-camper meets dangerous-backwoods-nutjob" kind of movie--and it was--however, the plot moved along quickly, keeping my interest throughout, and I must give recognition that I never knew exactly who the bad guys were until the end. I recommend this movie to anyone looking for a suspenseful, fun movie that will have you yelling at the characters for their cliché horror movie mistakes and reminding yourself why it's important to always camp in official RV campgrounds.