C.H Newell I really wanted to like this film, mainly because I think Larry Fessenden has an eye for talent, but unfortunately this one just really does not cut it. The story itself is all right, except for the execution. We have three young guys who obviously work for some sort of ad agency, or perhaps an independent group themselves. Their latest project has produced nothing but artistic block, so they try and get back to nature, back to clarity, as one of the boys puts it. They go on what's essentially a camping trip out in the woods, where they're soon joined by a group of friends (of friends), and after some possible love-life developments, some paranoid and dark feelings start to come out. One of the guys seems to be a tortured artist, lingering on a portrait of his father he is doing, which is troubling him- because he cannot "see the face". I felt as if this was a real let down. I was starting to think there was something real deep about the father's painting he was doing, and it just devolved into a lot of attempted psychedelics, resulting in a bit of a shoddy mess near the end.This could have possibly become a taut psychological thriller-turned-horror in the final moments, but instead it played out like an awful attempt at a psychological horror film better than it could ever be. I'll give this a 4 out of 10 stars, solely because I did think the premise was original and somewhat interesting, had it played out better, and I also did enjoy a few of the visuals near the end; though they amounted to nothing important by the time the credits stopped rolling. I wouldn't say this is one to search out- I did, and it wasn't worth the time. Honestly, I really enjoyed the cover art, and it led me to seek out a viewing. It isn't the first time I've been lead down the garden path by an interesting cover, or piece of promotional artwork, only to find a sub-par movie. I just keep hoping I'll hit an undiscovered gem. This one is just an odd-shaped rock in the dirt.

carolinaforest I really attempt to keep an open mind with any sort of "horror" movie, but I simply couldn't open my mind up enough to accept this film...OK, I get that it's a low budget endeavor, and that isn't always bad, but where was the director going with this. The initial intro laid out a plausible groundwork, but then it seemed as though there wasn't any direction after that. I don't mind a film that leaves me pondering the intended ending, hey I actually found myself thinking about "Shutter Island" well after watching it, but here it just seemed as though the director had some sort of psychedelic flashback 3/4 of the way through the film and figured that special effects would suffice for the last 15 minutes. The plot was sorta there, the acting wasn't awful, but there was no connection with the characters, which is a death sentence for any film. If you're a horror aficionado, then give it a shot if you absolutely have 90+ minutes of your life that are worth wasting, otherwise keep looking. At least I watched it on Netflix and I didn't spend (waste) the money on a DVD.

hurdleston Whatever it is that makes indie film makers think that disjointed nonsense, flashes of random things interrupting scenes, and question marks for endings make for good film was at full throttle in this painfully glacial waste of time. I clicked "spoiler alert" for this review because I am about to spoil the ending: IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I get paid to analyze literature and film, and here is my analysis again: IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. All of the most important things about making a film, especially one with a low budget, were completely disregarded or, perhaps more accurately, intentionally bucked. A few of these are: characterization--the clichéd characters never amounted to anything emotional or engaging. The story--the only connection to anything else in the movie was a loosely running image of a cleaning product flashed onto the screen assaulting the serenity of the sleep that the first hour of the movie threw me into. Dialogue--everything word was forgettable...thank God (with the exception of the "Spray It on Nightmare". Catchy song). STEEEEERRIKE THREE. The only saving grace in this movie was that one of the characters got exactly what the audience was praying for: someone to gouge out his eyes so that he didn't have to watch the last 5-minute random image and sound blast. Weakly done. Don't try again please.

blahdyblahdyblah The first hour was an incredibly slow, boring movie with annoying characters. The last twenty minutes was an incredibly nonsensical movie with annoying characters. All of a sudden it became a mixture of a bad Eraserhead ripoff and one of those art student film clichés. Maybe I'm totally wrong and the movie just flew right over my head. But I seriously believe that there's nothing to "get." Plus the acting and cinematography were awful. The guy who shot this needed to adjust his iris. Every single shot of nature was totally washed out. They looked like they were using a Handycam from Walmart. It completely defeated the purpose of those shots.