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Nick H Not good. The bear doesn’t make sense and is barely in the movie. If it is man v nature it doesn’t sell the nature conflict. They are slightly hungry and then a bear attacks. If we take the bear then as the main antagonist, or even just the human failure to respect nature, then it should feel more relentless. There is no climax and the only other real character is a weak callback at the end of the movie who meant nothing. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review Jacob B The movie itself is pretty great, as is the acting, score, direction and storyline. Tense throughout up until the very end, and the bear attack scene was quite gruesome and macabre. That being said, the protagonist (the dopey boyfriend) is the most unlikable character imaginable. Aside from being a jealous, irritable yuppy douchebag, he also makes the most asinine decisions as humanly possible., from beginning to end. He intentionally leves behind the cellphone and any means to call for aid. He tells his girlfriend she doesn't need to bring the bear mace. He goes hiking off trail, gets lost in the mountains and pitches a tent adjacent to a bear bed. And then, knowing that a bear is stalking them, he decides to leave his only means of defense (a measly hatchet) by the campfire, right before the attack ensues. The fact that he took his girlfriend camping for days, deep in mountainous bear country without a firearm to defend himself, makes him even more pitiful, pathetic, ignorant and unbearably irritating. As far as 'most hated movie characters' go, this obnoxious idiot sits right up there with Corporal Upham from Saving Private Ryan. So much so, that I found myself actually rooting for the bear to mangle him and rid the film of his utter stupidity. Other then that it was a fantastic and suspenful film! 😁 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/30/24 Full Review D S Watched this without knowing the first thing about it so I thought the Irish guy was going to be the antagonist in the story. Was absolutely unready for what happened, I found it harrowing (not helped by the fact that I had a very lucid and very similar dream a few years ago), could hardly stand to watch parts of it but couldn't possibly not watch. Very atmospheric and, to me, very scary. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/24/24 Full Review Joe S Terrible second half to a fairly decent start. Did the writer get bored? Why waste the great tension build up from the uninvited guest, just to leave him absent until the last 10 seconds of the movie? Why waste the tension from the breaking down relationship just to have the guy get eaten? Just because it is supposed to be a true story doesn't mean it is worth a feature length movie. Couple goes hiking, one gets eaten, the other survives....short story at best. 45 minutes of Missy Peredrym stumbling and bleeding through the woods is simply boring. Even the early hint about which side of the falls to climb down doesn't add anything to the monotony of an obvious ending. Good thing the final scene is silent, no dialog could be heard over the groans in the room from a disappointed audience. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review Spike D Takes an age for anything to happen, and when it does, the camera cuts and shakes about so much you can barely see the long-awaited action. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Karin S There is palpable tension throughout the movie beginning between the couple and spreading to each one’s personal fears. Add in an unexpected stranger, a maggot covered deer carcass, bloody socks, and creepy night noises. The terror of the bear is gut wrenching. Really good horror movie not supernatural or murderous. Only wish the end could have been taken to what happened next. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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