Desolation

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Desolation

Released Jan 26, 2018

1h 18m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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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

Patton knows what he wants from the material, stripping away anything that could remotely resemble artifice...

Rated: 3/4

Jan 25, 2018

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Too subtle for its own good.

Dec 15, 2017

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Honorable in intent, but dreary in execution.

Dec 14, 2017

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Adam Patterson

Film Pulse

A slow-burn horror flick that never quite goes anywhere, making the proceedings feel inconsequential and lackluster.

Rated: 3.5/10

Apr 9, 2019

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

A lackluster and forgettable survival thriller with a terrible script.

Jul 30, 2018

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Ben Pearson

Slashfilm

Anyone looking for a pared down, character-driven survival story won't be disappointed with Desolation.

Rated: 6/10

Mar 18, 2018

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Donna F

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Audience Member

What could have been a psychologically disturbing film was made bland and boring.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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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.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Nothing new, it could be worse, the acting was pretty good just needed a little better storyline.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

cheesy And eye rolling. Many plot holes

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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*Spoilers* This movie was not good. The script was poorly written, and the main characters are so unlikeable that there wasn't much of a loss when one of them dies. The two women were pretty stupid throughout, somewhat annoying, having immature conversations that wasted a lot of time. The villain didn't really have much to him, and wasn't scary. How can you both fall asleep in the middle of the night when you know someone is after you? How can you even sleep at all? Then when he's dead you wait an extra day and sleep next to his dead body? A lot of weird decisions made here, like if you're being tracked down by a murderer I don't think yelling at the top of your lungs repeatedly is a good idea.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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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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