Without the showing of the journey before they got snowed in at the pass, this falls flat. There's no build up, no getting to know the characters and because of this, the story is only half told. In everything I've read about the Donner party, nowhere was it mentioned that William Foster was a leader or speaker for the others. Interesting in showing the snowed in part of the story but little else. Such a shame really as the story of the Donner party is so much more than this. I'm hoping there is a better retelling of this true story out there somewhere. Acting was OK, nothing to write home about.
Review of The Donner Party
