I did not like this film one bit and is one of the worst ever in my books. I love Native films in general, but this one was the worst. The plot is so bland, no action and mega boring. I expected a lot more action, as the film's poster and plot suggests. The main character is pointing a rifle. After reading the preview, I thought this would be an action film with lots going on, but it only turned out to be a dud. They based the film on Joseph Boyden's book of the same title. I have a few of Boyden's books, but not this one. Too bad this movie turned out like crap because it is a complete and total failure. Sometimes films are given a lot of hype to get viewers to watch. But this one is clearly not worth the hype. I almost fell asleep and had to stop watching it about eight-tenths of it through. I did like that one scene where that guy who camped at that one place: he did something unique. The bugs and mosquitoes were really bothering him, so he put some bear grease all over his body to keep them away. In real life, many Natives in the old days smeared bear grease all over their bodies to keep the bugs away. That was/is their bug repellent, and it worked/works well. It was good to see Tina Keeper in this one. I always liked her in 'North of 60' as Michele Kenidi. Anyway, this only earns a four out of 10.
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