Trying to rebuild their marriage, a troubled couple heads out to a remote mountain cabin to help reconnect with each other only for her to slowly begin to realize something is out in the woods turning them against each other and once they realize the true intentions must get away alive.
This one was barely worthwhile genre effort. Among the many flaws here is the fact that this one just doesn't have anything interesting going on for a vast majority of the running time. The cliched setup of traveling out to the remote cabin in the woods automatically gives this a feel that's been done numerous times before and really isn't all that different from so many other projects that utilize that setup for their films which already gives it a disadvantage by being so incredibly familiar. On top of that, with so much of the running time devoted to trying to get back on each others' good side in order to reclaim the strength of their marriage, not much happens here that really falls into the genre as it tends to meander along until it's way too late in the film for anything remotely interesting horror-related to happen. Seeing them hike in the woods, paint pictures by the side of the cabin or fiddle with their photography pictures doesn't offer any kind of interesting material as the solitude of the two people for long as it does without anything creepy happening doesn't inspire the greatest pacing, and with the utterly lifeless energy that occurs throughout here with everybody seemingly standing around looking at the surrounding woods in order to eat the time up here before it gets interesting. With the few horror scenes along the way clearly signaling that something is going on at the cabin, the reason for why they're not trying to run away earlier is quite confusing as there are so many red flags about what's going on that for them to stay there as long as they do. The way in which the attack scenes are handled aren't much more enjoyable as they're ineptly handled at every turn, from the laughable ropes being pulled along the ground to simulate approaching tree vines to the confrontations with the demonic creature stalking them and finally into the rushed finale where it's at least fast-paced with a lot of confrontations but is way too little too late to save this one from the boredom that emerges beforehand. The manner in which the creature is defeated is utterly lame and ridiculous, further undermining the fun to be had with the back-and-forth confrontations in the cabin and also somewhat holds it back. As well as the lack of explanations for what happens here as for what happens to let them become possessed, these are what hold this one back overall against the positives. Alongside the fun and lively finale, the only other aspect to like here are the special effects for the possessed individual where the knobby, scarred look features a really grotesque appearance which is applied well here which is what helps the finale along as well. Still, the problems far outweigh the positives here.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Brief Nudity and a brief sex scene.
