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Devil's Pass

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To determine what happened to some Russian hikers, five U.S. college students go back to where the hikers were found dead. The students don't return from the expedition, either, and the recovered footage is deemed too disturbing for public viewing.

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Noel Murray The Dissolve Harlan's film -- written by Vikram Weet -- is a routine low-budget genre picture, with blandly attractive young actors overmatched by the freakiness lurking in the wilderness. Rated: 2/5 Aug 26, 2013 Full Review Scott Foundas Variety Made with just enough craft that, were you to stumble upon it late at night during a bout of insomnia, you wouldn't mind watching through to the end. Aug 23, 2013 Full Review Miriam Bale New York Times The film is ridiculous and laugh-out-loud funny, though it's sometimes hard to tell if this is intentional or not. Either way, it remains riveting because of its effective tropes. Rated: 2/5 Aug 22, 2013 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh The Dyatlov Pass Incident is one of the more fascinating events in the world of true crime, and while the story ultimately fails to bring any interesting angles to the mystery, the lack of competing storylines center around the event brings some appeal. Rated: 3/5 Sep 20, 2023 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com There usually comes a point when anyone behaving rationally would stop filming a horrific experience, and Devil's Pass hits that early on. Aug 22, 2019 Full Review Shannon McGrew Nightmarish Conjurings If you are going to do a movie like Devil's Pass or Chernobyl Diaries - both that have such a mysterious and creepy back story - you need to do it well. Rated: 2/5 Jun 11, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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BRizz 2 Devil’s Pass is a rough and disappointing attempt at a horror film. It had a promising concept and the potential to be something chilling and thought-provoking, but unfortunately, the execution fell flat. The premise follows a group of students who travel to the infamous Dyatlov Pass in Russia to investigate the mysterious real-life deaths that occurred there. The story is told in a found footage format, similar to The Blair Witch Project, with a mix of handheld recordings and some bits of external narrative like news footage. That could have worked — if it had been balanced better. Instead, the film leans so heavily into the shaky cam and “raw footage” aesthetic that it ends up feeling cheap. The Blair Witch-style approach is outdated at this point, and it doesn’t bring anything new to the table here. The filmmakers could’ve created more tension and atmosphere by blending in cinematic-style shots or cleaner news coverage to contrast the personal footage. But it never really rises above the gimmick. Even when the mystery starts to unfold, and the group’s recordings show us what’s happening, it never feels immersive or believable enough to pull you in. The editing is choppy, the cinematography lacks impact, and the script — while loaded with potential — could have benefited from several rewrites. There are moments that tease a more compelling movie underneath the surface, but they never fully form. I wouldn’t say Devil’s Pass is the worst horror movie I’ve ever seen, but it definitely doesn’t meet the expectations it sets for itself. It had all the right ingredients: a real-world mystery, creepy atmosphere, and survival horror — but in the end, it just feels flat, cheap, and unmemorable. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend this one. Skip it and find something that delivers on both concept and execution. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review Bruce M For a movie with a budget and a "name" director, this is incredibly bad. Can we stop with these "found footage" movies? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Bruce M JUST LIKE BLAIR WITCH PATHETIC Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/24/25 Full Review Markus L Bad CGI, bad acting, but still it was okay Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review Stoner J Totally surprised on this. The ending shocked me with the teleportation technology learned in the Philadelphia Experiment, did not see that coming and it tied the ending in perfectly with the original Dyatlov pass crew it was so original and unexpected. The crappy CGI in the very end took this down a notch but really clever and fun movie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/01/25 Full Review Korra N A found footage film that takes a real-life event and offers a possible explanation as to how and why it happened. It's not seamless in blending genres, but it's still interesting, intriguing and original in its exploration, and it does deserve more credit for taking a pretty big swath with the third act that's also rooted in history. It's not for everyone, but it's still good whether you like it or not. My biggest complaint is some of the visual effects could've been handled better. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis To determine what happened to some Russian hikers, five U.S. college students go back to where the hikers were found dead. The students don't return from the expedition, either, and the recovered footage is deemed too disturbing for public viewing.
Director
Renny Harlin
Producer
Sergei Bespalov, Renny Harlin, Kia Jam, Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Nikki Stanghetti
Screenwriter
Vikram Weet
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Non-Stop Prods.
Rating
R (Some Violence|Disturbing Images|A Sexual Reference)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 29m
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