So, ever since Orange is the New Black, I've been enchanted by Madeline Brewer. She has a charm that kept me watching this flick, in direct spite of the movie, itself.
So, the story is a bit weak sauce. There needed to be more to the plot. It seemed more an homage to moonshine than anything. Add to that, the director started off the film with news clippings that gave everything away. After that, the director decided to tack on an extended backstory, at the end. I think it was supposed to be a "big reveal" mixed with tying-up loose ends, but it was the cinematic equivalent of serving the main course, after dessert.
The acting was great and it would appear the Appalachian Trail is beautiful??? If only we could have seen more of it. The dialogue could have been expanded to show why the male lead felt the way he did about trespassers. Also, the ending of one of the female characters seemed out-of-character.
I hope this movie is remade, someday, with more time spent fleshing-out more than just 1 of the 3 leads and in a way that is more M. Night Shamaylan and less 4-yr-old telling you about an event he witnessed in school, the other day.
So, the story is a bit weak sauce. There needed to be more to the plot. It seemed more an homage to moonshine than anything. Add to that, the director started off the film with news clippings that gave everything away. After that, the director decided to tack on an extended backstory, at the end. I think it was supposed to be a "big reveal" mixed with tying-up loose ends, but it was the cinematic equivalent of serving the main course, after dessert.
The acting was great and it would appear the Appalachian Trail is beautiful??? If only we could have seen more of it. The dialogue could have been expanded to show why the male lead felt the way he did about trespassers. Also, the ending of one of the female characters seemed out-of-character.
I hope this movie is remade, someday, with more time spent fleshing-out more than just 1 of the 3 leads and in a way that is more M. Night Shamaylan and less 4-yr-old telling you about an event he witnessed in school, the other day.