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Desolation

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A young mother goes into a remote wilderness area with her son and her best friend to scatter her late husband's ashes. On their trek home, they begin to realize that a lone hiker has been following them. After a series of disturbing encounters, they are forced to confront their deepest fears when the stranger's true motives are revealed.
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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 01/25/2018
3/4
Patton knows what he wants from the material, stripping away anything that could remotely resemble artifice... Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 12/15/2017
Too subtle for its own good. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 12/14/2017
Honorable in intent, but dreary in execution. Go to Full Review
Jayne Nelson Radio Times Jul 11
2/5
The end result, with its sluggish tension, is more of a tedious stroll in the woods than a visceral, blood-soaked nightmare. Go to Full Review
Adam Patterson Film Pulse 04/09/2019
3.5/10
A slow-burn horror flick that never quite goes anywhere, making the proceedings feel inconsequential and lackluster. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 07/30/2018
A lackluster and forgettable survival thriller with a terrible script. Go to Full Review
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Jeffrey P Jun 19 A lot of uninteresting backstory and talking, but it eventually subsides and the suspense eventually starts moving things along. Moron villain wearing sunglasses at night whose motives we never learn before an unspectacular ending. Okay. See more Donna F 03/21/2024 I think it's should be less violence. I really liked it. Scary to me because something like that these days could happen. if I wanted to watch a scary movie this would do it for me. See more 05/28/2020 What could have been a psychologically disturbing film was made bland and boring. See more 03/07/2020 Highly unlikeable lead characters with low emotional maturity and intelligence who think drinking two bottles of wine and smoking up after a day's hike in the heat while travelling with a child is a good idea. Speaking of the child, typical kid in a Hollywood movie: spoiled, mouthy, and annoying! Meh, I just kept watching to see if the lot of them would die. Lots of vapid filler dialogue trying to seem profound/meaningful but wasn't. I skipped forward through much of it. I love wilderness adventure movies which is why I bothered in the first place but ugh, don't start this one if you have other options. See more 01/29/2020 Nothing new, it could be worse, the acting was pretty good just needed a little better storyline. See more 12/28/2019 cheesy And eye rolling. Many plot holes See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young mother goes into a remote wilderness area with her son and her best friend to scatter her late husband's ashes. On their trek home, they begin to realize that a lone hiker has been following them. After a series of disturbing encounters, they are forced to confront their deepest fears when the stranger's true motives are revealed.
Director
Sam Patton
Producer
Mara Barr, Lauren Bates, Kim Patton, Sam Patton
Screenwriter
Matt Anderson, Michael Larson-Kangas
Distributor
Parade Deck Films
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 26, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 19, 2019
Runtime
1h 18m
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