Solo

That's all you got here, folks.

Bushes, trees and a lake.

Totally predicable.

Just a oversized walkie-talkie to call for help?

Overthinking: if you own a camp...why would you do the "solo" thing?

That must be a crazy high insurance premium, right?

Lots of running and wandering in the woods...she's barefoot yet never steps on any sharp stones or branches - just some cut from a branch?

Ever try walking barefoot in a thick woods?

I can't even go on...it's about 90-minutes of blaaaahhh!

This movie is way better than the one I previously reviewed, it at least knows how to execute the jumpy scenes fairly and will, at some point give you a slight thrill.

The story plot may appear a bit common for people who loves the genre but most may agree that such stories doesn't easily get old specially if the direction is "at least" good.

The music and camera shots are okay. (not super great but okay)

The actors are also able to give justice to their characters and was able to give the convincing feel that they are actually involved in the scenes.

In short, the movie is good enough for me to not give it a super flopping score.

So if you can't think of something else better to do, I definitely recommend this movie to keep you busy.

The name of this movie is SOLO. I expected, as the title so boldly suggests, to watch a film that focused on its lone female star being put in some sort of isolation scenario, at least for a good portion of the movie. One of her friends helps get her a gig at a camp. But before she can ultimately get the gig, she has to spend 2 nights alone at the camp's locally owned small island that seems to be only a mile from the main camp. So here comes the isolation, right? Not really. I won't give too much away, but let's just say that the supposed isolation seemed to be nothing more than an after thought.

SOLO does have high production value. The filming, acting and location are all really good. However, the story is a bit weak. While I don't feel that it is as cliché as other reviews would lead you to believe, it does feel like you've seen it before in a few other movies. Had the killer been scary, instead of pretty lame, then maybe this could have been worthy of a higher rating. Not terrible. Not great. Somewhere in the middle is my opinion. Worth at least one viewing if you have some time to kill and nothing else peaks your interest.

First of all, what kind of organisation forces a 17 year girl to camp on a far-off 'abandoned' island for two days ALONE (title drop) just to get a job? I'd turn them down on the spot. Here's a major surprise: The walky-talky she's given to contact the mainland in case of emergency doesn't work, and there are a couple of creepy dudes on the isle with her.

Every decision she makes lands her further in trouble, there's lot of running around in the woods and not a single person has any trace of personality. Oops I forgot... The bad guy starts off all friendly like, before becoming a LARGE HAM (Just watch that scenery get chewed), and the heroine suffers from constant flashbacks involving someone close to her dying. This contributes, by my calculation, zero to the already non-existent plot.

I HATE films like this, I really do. The sad truth in, they're ten-a-penny these days. You see them on the shelves of the 99p store, ready to shock the unwary. Made on the cheap, without any love or care, it's practically worthless. Why didn't they just donate the budget to charity? Or give it to me? For here we have a product which no-one could possibly derive any satisfaction from, a complete FAIL from every angle, an atrocity which isn't even worth talking about. So... I'll stop. 1/10

Young girl has a past trauma to deal with, so she applies to be a camp counsellor. Nice. But to pass the entry exam for being said counsellor she has to spend two nights alone on a remote island, thus proving her metal. Amazingly she's not as alone as is meant to be...

OK! The premise is weak, both in terms of logic and redundancy of formula, but that isn't a problem for those after a good compact scare picture to pass the time of day with. The trouble with Alone (AKA: Solo) is that it's just too dull for its own good, resorting to telegraphed boo-jumps at time scripted junctures. After a while you kind of find yourself wishing it had something more to offer on a psychological basis. The reveal of the threat is tedious, the execution of the last quarter equally so, but the performance of young Annie Clark in the lead and some efficient chill moments makes this just about passable as a time waster. 5/10